Get In The Scrap Accession Number: ARTV02465

Description

1942 American poster illustrating the importance of recycling scrap metal. The poster depicts a large aerial bomb; a medium tank; a battleship; and an anti-aircraft gun. The poster highlights how much scrap metal is used in the production of each of these.

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Accession Number
ARTV02465
Artist
Unknown
Printer
U.S. Government Printing Office
Publisher
War Production Board
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 72 cm x 51 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1942
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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