Eacutenomisons le peacuteole lessence – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Eacutenomisons le peacuteole lessence. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Eacutenomisons le peacuteole lessence
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Marie Louise Jeanningros signed this lithograph at age 13, and her name sets it apart from the usual wartime posters. Its French title, "Économisons le pétrole," translates as "Let's save gas," and the 1918 date places it in the final year of the war, when fuel was scarce and carefully managed. The record lists the U.S. Fuel Administration, created in 1917 to oversee domestic fuel supplies, as its sponsor, and the poster's message of conservation matches that agency's push to cut consumption at home.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 57 x 40 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: Lets save gas [petrol]. Signed: Marie Louise Jeanningros 13 ans. H.A. Lebair donor. Promotional goal: Fr. J72. 1918. Item is no. 221 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. BZZ · United States. Fuel Administration funder/sponsor. |
| Subjects | Gasoline--1910-1920. Fuel tanks--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--France. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,830 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 999_Eacutenomisons_le_peacu_1918 |
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