Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Proper Harvesting Pays
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.125
Object Type
Poster
Artist
Earle Bartrom Winslow
(American artist, 1884 - 1969)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
U.S. Department of Agriculture
(American, founded 1862)
Date1945
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 18 1/4 in x W 13 in (46.4 cm x 33 cm )
Physical DescriptionA World War II U.S. conservation poster. The color poster features an artwork illustration of two men working in a wooded area in autumn. They are using a two-man crosscut saw to cut down a tree marked with white Xs. In the background are two other marked trees, as well as several piles of logs from felled trees. The artist’s facsimile signature is in the lower right corner of the illustration: "Earle B Winslow.” Text below the illustration states: “PROPER HARVESTING PAYS / Sell Crooked and Low Value Trees for Ties, Posts, and Fuel.”
Additional small text at the bottom of the poster reads: “U. S. DEPT. AGRICULTURE / FOREST SERVICE / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945-O-645348.”
Additional DetailsAdditional small text at the bottom of the poster reads: “U. S. DEPT. AGRICULTURE / FOREST SERVICE / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945-O-645348.”
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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