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Wendelin, Rudolph, 1910-2000

 Person

Found in 174 Collections and/or Records:

With careless people, incendiary fires, shooting up there…we're going underground!, 1970

 Item — Box 0002: Series II [Barcode: 1023158295], Folder: 0023
Identifier: II.B
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This subseries contains original art for the "Smokey Says" cartoon series, which promoted fire prevention and was published in newspapers and magazines. The artworks are mostly single-panel, pen-and-ink cartoon illustrations with hand-written captions. The bulk of the cartoons in this subseries were drawn by Rudy Wendelin, with a few of the earlier pieces drawn by Harry Rossoll.

Dates: 1970
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections / U.S. Forest Service Smokey Bear Collection / Pre-publication materials / "Smokey Says" cartoon illustrations

Y'mean it's forest fire preventin' time again?, undated

 Item — Box 0005: Series II [Barcode: 1023158298], Folder: 0067
Identifier: II.B
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This subseries contains original art for the "Smokey Says" cartoon series, which promoted fire prevention and was published in newspapers and magazines. The artworks are mostly single-panel, pen-and-ink cartoon illustrations with hand-written captions. The bulk of the cartoons in this subseries were drawn by Rudy Wendelin, with a few of the earlier pieces drawn by Harry Rossoll.

Dates: undated
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections / U.S. Forest Service Smokey Bear Collection / Pre-publication materials / "Smokey Says" cartoon illustrations

Your smoking may be dangerous to the forest's health, 1974

 Item — Box 0005: Series II [Barcode: 1023158298], Folder: 0001
Identifier: II.B
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This subseries contains original art for the "Smokey Says" cartoon series, which promoted fire prevention and was published in newspapers and magazines. The artworks are mostly single-panel, pen-and-ink cartoon illustrations with hand-written captions. The bulk of the cartoons in this subseries were drawn by Rudy Wendelin, with a few of the earlier pieces drawn by Harry Rossoll.

Dates: 1974
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections / U.S. Forest Service Smokey Bear Collection / Pre-publication materials / "Smokey Says" cartoon illustrations

You're in the Picture: Smokey Bear exhibit, 1964

 File — Folder 0045-0006: Series II [Barcode: 1023158290]
Identifier: II.A
Scope and Contents

Pencil sketch for a photo stand-in board with a Smokey Bear scene and a cutout for a person's face. The board was designed for the Valley Forge Boy Scout Jamboree, 1964.

Dates: 1964
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections / U.S. Forest Service Smokey Bear Collection / Pre-publication materials / Artwork, proofs, and mechanicals

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Archival Object 172
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fire prevention 10
youth organizations 2
USDA history 1
forest conservation 1
forestry 1
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