Light consumes coal - Save light save coal United States Fuel Administration / Coles Phillips Wards Deutsch Litho. Co. Chicago. – Vintage Print
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This rare vintage poster captures Light consumes coal - Save light save coal United States Fuel Administration / Coles Phillips Wards Deutsch Litho. Co. Chicago. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Light consumes coal - Save light save coal United States Fuel Administration / Coles Phillips Wards Deutsch Litho. Co. Chicago.
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This 1917 lithograph by Coles Phillips is numbered No. 8 in a series produced for the United States Fuel Administration, the wartime agency that managed coal and other fuel supplies after the country entered World War I. Its message, that lighting wastes coal and that saving light saves coal, reflects the push to conserve energy at home so that coal could go to factories, railroads and the war effort. Phillips was a well-known magazine illustrator, and his poster shows how commercial art techniques were turned to government appeals during the war.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 71 x 52 cm. |
| Notes | No. 8. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | United States. Fuel Administration--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Light bulbs--1910-1920. Conservation of natural resources--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 1,138 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 617_Light_consumes_coal_Sa_1917 |
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