Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Prevent Forest Fires!
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.126
Object Type
Poster
Artist
Earle Bartrom Winslow
(American artist, 1884 - 1969)
Issuing Body
U.S. Department of Agriculture
(American, founded 1862)
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 14 1/4 in (50.8 cm x 36.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA World War II U.S. conservation poster titled “PREVENT FOREST FIRES!" The color poster features an artwork illustration of a man’s hand tapping out the ashes of his pipe onto the bare patch of earth beneath his booted foot. Text below the image instructs: “Put your ashes in earth.” The artist’s facsimile signature is at the bottom of the illustration: "Earle B Winslow.”
Additional small text along the bottom of the poster reads: “U. S. DEPT. AGRICULTURE, FOREST SERVICE / STATE FOREST SERVICE / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1944 — O - 567012.”
Additional DetailsAdditional small text along the bottom of the poster reads: “U. S. DEPT. AGRICULTURE, FOREST SERVICE / STATE FOREST SERVICE / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1944 — O - 567012.”
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Adriance Memorial Library.
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.In Collection(s)
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