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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.
Do with Less - so They'll Have Enough!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Do with Less - so They'll Have Enough!

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.325.1
Object Type Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1942)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1943
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 22 in (71.1 cm x 55.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA poster with a color photographic image of a uniformed U.S. Army soldier holding up a tin cup. Black text at the top of the poster reads: Do with less- / so they'll have / enough! At the bottom of the poster is a red block with white text reading: RATIONING GIVES YOU YOUR FAIR SHARE. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: OWI Poster No. 37. Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquires, Office of War Information, Washington, D.C. / U. S. Government Printing Office : 1943-O-506014.
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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