Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Don’t Let That Big Idea Get Away!
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.34.240
Object Type
Poster
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
U.S. Army
(American, founded 1775)
Issuing Body
Army Service Forces, U.S. Army
(American military component, 1942 - 1946)
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 13 in x W 9 1/2 in (33 cm x 24.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionA World War II U.S. Army production poster titled “DON'T LET THAT BIG IDEA GET AWAY!” The teal blue, black, and white poster features a graphic illustration of a man in a rowboat allowing a fish to escape the hook at the end of a fishing pole. Text on the illustration states: “DON'T LET THAT BIG IDEA GET AWAY! / Write it down on a Suggestion Blank / YOUR IDEA MAY WIN A CASH AWARD."
Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: “U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1944—O-0614875 / ASF Suggestion Poster No. 4.”
Additional DetailsAdditional small text in the bottom margin reads: “U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1944—O-0614875 / ASF Suggestion Poster No. 4.”
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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