Prints, advertising; Image of a male worker shoveling coal into a fire with the figure of Uncle Sam grasping his arm to urge him to refrain from shoveling in that "extra shovelful" of coal; figures are in darkness silhouetted by the glow of the flames; the poster promotes the United States Fuel Administration coal conservation campaign of 1918 and serves as a guide to electric railway employees for ways to conserve coal in order to help the cause during World War I. Date based on year in item text. "Latham Litho & Ptg. Co. Brooklyn. N.Y."--text, bottom right margin. "T. Sindelar"--text, artist's signature on stone, bottom left of image. "I want you to save coal / Every shovelful you save may preserve a soldier's life. / Uncle Sam has put it up to the Electric Railways to save a million tons of coal during 1918. This means saving / one pound out of every ten we have burned heretofore. To make good we must exercise the strictest economy everywhere. / Here's how to save: ... Be a fighting member of the fireman's army! You are boss of the coal pile and your fight is to save the coal to help the boys 'Over there.' / Approved by / United States Fuel Administration"
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 70.01 x 50.32 cm (27 9/16 x 19 13/16 in.)
Coal--Pictorial works Energy conservation Rationing Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--Pictorial works World War, 1914-1918--Economic aspects--United States World War, 1914-1918--War work--United States United States. Fuel Administration Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (gmgpc) War posters--American--1910-1920. (gmgpc)
Source
Huntington Collection World War I Your Country Calls Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
