Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Thin Your Crowded Trees
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.121
Object Type
Poster
Artist
Adolph Treidler
(American artist, 1886 - 1981)
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 a painted illustration depicting an older woodsman, outfitted with heavy work gloves, placing a long log onto a wood stack within a forest setting. Amidst the trees behind him are a series of already-completed crisscross wood stacks. The artist’s facsimile signature is in the lower right corner of the illustration: “ADOLPH TREIDLER.” Text below the illustration instructs: “THIN YOUR CROWDED TREES / Cash Crops — Improved Woods — Continuing Returns."
Additional small text at the bottom margin of the poster reads: “U.S. Department of Agriculture / Forest Service / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945—O-645349.”
Additional DetailsAdditional small text at the bottom margin of the poster reads: “U.S. Department of Agriculture / Forest Service / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945—O-645349.”
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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