Name/Title
WWII poster, ‘Dress warmly indoors’, 1943Entry/Object ID
2025.56.1Description
Acc. No. 25.56.1
Subject Category: WWII (World War Two)
Date or Period: 1943
Object: poster
Description: a poster, an image of a red union suit / long underwear holding a yellow sign that reads 'War Shipments Mean Less Fuel For All'. Additional text at the bottom reads ‘Dress warmly indoors’ in black type, and ‘AVOID COLDS’ in red type. Publication and ordering information is listed at the bottom: ‘OWI Poster No. 29. Additional copies can be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington D.C. US Government Printing Office : 1943-O-503786.
Size: 28 x 22".
History of Object: Example of the type of promotional material issued during WWII to remind Americans on the home front to conserve resources and reduce waste as a way to contribute to the war effort.
Found in museum storage awaiting processing.
Donor: unknown
Donation Date: unknown, pre-2019
Catalog Date: 4/12/2025