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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

When we urgently saved oil


The U.S. showed how we could save oil in a national emergency during World War II. Here are five propaganda posters promoting saving oil – especially by car-pooling – to complement gasoline’s ration coupons (sixth image). Yes, that is an early Dr. Seuss drawing!







Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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