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Your government warns: Prepare for winter now!, , 1944

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Subseries 2.8:

Scope and Content of the Subseries

From the Sub-Series:

The posters in this subseries encourage Americans to insulate their homes, carpool and postpone travel, and conserve fuel and energy.

Dates

  • Creation: 1944

Creator

Languages

From the Collection:

Languages represented in the collection: English and French.

Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

2 posters

Dimensions

28.5 x 40 in.

Note

Poster showing snow falling and illustrations of a dump truck of coal, a man cleaning or repairing heating equipment, and workers working on a house. Text continues with three instructions: "Take dealers' advice on amount and kind of fuel to buy and when to accept delivery; Check your heating plant, clean and repair equipment, install controls and other fuel-saving devices; "Winterize" your home, insulate walls and ceilings, install storm sash, weather-strips, caulk cracks. Fuel is scarce…conserve it!". Produced by the Solid Fuels Administration for War, Washington, D.C. Printed: [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1944, O-594484. Reference Numbers: wwp00163_0001, wwp00163_0002

Repository Details

Part of the 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library Repository

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