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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.
Forest Fires Cause Floods

Forest Fires Cause Floods

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.58
Object Type Poster
Artist (American artist, 1912-1956)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1862)
Date1945
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 18 1/4 in x W 12 3/4 in (46.4 cm x 32.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionA World War II U.S. conservation poster titled “FOREST FIRES cause FLOODS.” The color poster features an artwork illustration of a curving river against a backdrop of mountains lit by the orange flames of a forest fire, black smoke darkening the sky. Burnt out trees line part of the riverbank as the river reflects the orange glow of the fire. In the forefront of the image, a house and its surrounding property are flooded by the rising river waters. The Red Cross symbol is superimposed over the lower left corner of the image. The artist’s facsimile signature is in the lower right corner of the illustration: “glenn grohe.” Text below the image reads: “HELP PREVENT DISASTERS.”

Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: “U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945—O-667492 / State Forest Service."
Additional Details
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.
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