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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Scrap
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Scrap

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.107.1
Object Type Poster
Artist (American, 1909 - 2002)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1862)
Date1942
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 20 in (71.1 cm x 50.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a giant arm rising vertically from behind a barn, windmill, and silo at the lower forefront of the poster. In the clenched fist of the arm's hand is a wad of metal. Red text at top of the poster reads: SCRAP. The artwork is by Roy Schatt. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1942-O-466793. In the lower right corner of the poster is the United States Department of Agriculture War Boards logo.
Additional Details
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.
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