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Rudolph Wendelin Collection of Smokey Bear Paintings

 Collection
Identifier: MS0262
Content Description

The Rudolph Wendelin Collection of Smokey Bear Paintings consists of 19 original oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings by former U.S. Forest Service artist Rudolph "Rudy" Wendelin. The paintings depict various scenes featuring the fictional character Smokey Bear, symbol of the Forest Service's wildfire prevention campaign.

Dates: 1977-1996

U.S. Forest Service Smokey Bear Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0159
Content Description

The U.S. Forest Service Smokey Bear Collection consists of various materials related to the Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention (CFFP) campaign and the promotion of the campaign's symbol, Smokey Bear. Collection materials include posters, photographs, audiovisuals, document files, publications, cartoons, original artwork, and a wide variety of promotional products, artifacts, and ephemera, some of which are from countries outside the United States.

Dates: 1902-2019; Majority of material found within 1944-1990

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