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fire prevention
Subject
Subject Source: Nalt
Found in 194 Collections and/or Records:
Before You Start Any Fire: Follow Local Regulations. Be Sure Fire Can't Spread. Don't Burn on Dry, Windy Days - and Never Leave Fire Unattended, 1964
Item — Folder 0042-0005: Series I [Barcode: 1023157841]
Identifier: I
Dates:
Publication: 1964
Careless Matches Aid the Axis, 1942
Item — Folder 0040-0004: Series I [Barcode: 1023157817]
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series consists of posters promoting wildfire prevention, the bulk of which were produced for the Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention (CFFP) campaign.Some of the early posters in this series use World War II resource conservation themes from an American point of view, and a few portray negative racial and ethnic stereotypes. Most of the CFFP posters produced after 1944 feature Smokey Bear and variations of his slogan, “Only you can prevent forest fires.” The collection also...
Dates:
Publication: 1942
Careless People Cause Disaster. Stop Fire This Summer, undated
Item — Folder 0038-0010: Series I [Barcode: 1023157775]
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series consists of posters promoting wildfire prevention, the bulk of which were produced for the Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention (CFFP) campaign.Some of the early posters in this series use World War II resource conservation themes from an American point of view, and a few portray negative racial and ethnic stereotypes. Most of the CFFP posters produced after 1944 feature Smokey Bear and variations of his slogan, “Only you can prevent forest fires.” The collection also...
Dates:
Publication: undated
Close the Book on Forest Fires, 1984
Item — Folder 0042-0021: Series I [Barcode: 1023157857]
Identifier: I
Dates:
Publication: 1984
Crush It, Break It, Drown It, Use It. Remember – Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires!, 1947
Item — Folder 0041-0003: Series I [Barcode: 1023157831]
Identifier: I
Dates:
Publication: 1947
Death Rides the Forest When Man Is Careless, 1933
Item — Folder 0040-0002: Series I [Barcode: 1023157815]
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series consists of posters promoting wildfire prevention, the bulk of which were produced for the Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention (CFFP) campaign.Some of the early posters in this series use World War II resource conservation themes from an American point of view, and a few portray negative racial and ethnic stereotypes. Most of the CFFP posters produced after 1944 feature Smokey Bear and variations of his slogan, “Only you can prevent forest fires.” The collection also...
Dates:
Publication: 1933
Did you know parking over tall, dry grass can spark a wildfire? Spark a change, not a wildfire, 2016
Item — Folder 0009-0015: Series I [Barcode: 1023162257]
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series consists of posters promoting wildfire prevention, the bulk of which were produced for the Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention (CFFP) campaign.Some of the early posters in this series use World War II resource conservation themes from an American point of view, and a few portray negative racial and ethnic stereotypes. Most of the CFFP posters produced after 1944 feature Smokey Bear and variations of his slogan, “Only you can prevent forest fires.” The collection also...
Dates:
2016
Don’t Blind Our Pilots with Smoke!, 1943
Item — Folder 0040-0006: Series I [Barcode: 1023157819]
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series consists of posters promoting wildfire prevention, the bulk of which were produced for the Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention (CFFP) campaign.Some of the early posters in this series use World War II resource conservation themes from an American point of view, and a few portray negative racial and ethnic stereotypes. Most of the CFFP posters produced after 1944 feature Smokey Bear and variations of his slogan, “Only you can prevent forest fires.” The collection also...
Dates:
Publication: 1943
Don't Burn 'em, Bag 'em... with Hefty Bags. Help Smokey Prevent Forest Fires, 1971
Item — Folder 0042-0011: Series I [Barcode: 1023157847]
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents
Poster advertising Hefty brand bags, featuring special mail-in offer for Smokey Bear-themed pajama bag for children.
Dates:
Publication: 1971
Don't burn the forest...It may be somebody's home!, 1968
Item — Box 0005: Series II [Barcode: 1023158298], Folder: 0069
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:
1968