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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.
Use It up - Wear It out - Make It Do!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Use It up - Wear It out - Make It Do!

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.271.1
Object Type Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1943
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 22 in (71.1 cm x 55.9 cm )

Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a woman in a yellow dress sewing a patch onto the back of a man's pants as he is wearing them. A basket of sewing material sits behind the woman. As the sewing takes place, the man is bending over and adding oil to a lawn mower. Red and black text at the top and bottom of the poster reads: USE IT UP - WEAR IT OUT - / MAKE IT DO! / OUR LABOR AND OUR GOODS ARE FIGHTING. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: OWI Poster No. 39. Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington, D. C. / U. S. Government Printing Office : 1943-O-506726.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
In Collection(s)
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