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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.
Save Waste Fats for Explosives
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Save Waste Fats for Explosives

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.77.1
Object Type Poster
Artist (American painter and designer, 1915 - 1991)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1943
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 22 1/2 in x W 16 in (57.2 cm x 40.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a hand pouring grease out of an iron pan. The grease drips downward towards an explosion at the center, with a number of missiles projecting out from the explosion. Yellow and white text at the top and bottom of the poster reads: Save waste fats for explosives / TAKE THEM TO YOUR MEAT DEALER. The artwork is by Henry Koerner. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: OWI POSTER No. 63. 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-527285.
Additional Details
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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