Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Forest Fires Destroy Game
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.184
Object Type
Poster
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
U.S. Department of Agriculture
(American, founded 1862)
Date1945
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 11 in x W 21 in (27.9 cm x 53.3 cm )
Physical DescriptionA World War II U.S. conservation poster. The orange, black, and white poster features a cartoon-like illustration of a family of squirrels – one on a tree limb and three others in a tree hole behind it – watching with horror as the flames of a raging forest fire approach their home. In the upper left corner of the scene, three game birds are seen flying to flee the flames. A text block over the illustration states: “FOREST FIRES DESTROY GAME.”
Small text along the bottom of the text box reads: “U.S. DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURE, FOREST SERVICE / STATE FOREST SERVICE.” Additional small text in the bottom margin of the poster reads: “U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945—O-630538.”
Additional DetailsSmall text along the bottom of the text box reads: “U.S. DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURE, FOREST SERVICE / STATE FOREST SERVICE.” Additional small text in the bottom margin of the poster reads: “U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945—O-630538.”
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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