Get to the bottom of it! Inspect for neglect
Army conservation cartoon: a sergeant stands with a paper behind his back while a soldier, sweating, digs through a salvage bag of worn boots and clothing. The soldier is drawn as a comic figure; the technique is faint, closest to name-calling by caricature.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1945
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Army, Army Conservation Program (SAVE)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Own forces
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Themes
- War and the military, Home front
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Army, Army Conservation Program (SAVE). National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-870 (NAID 514375).
Text on the object
GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT ! SALVAGE [emblem:] U·S·ARMY SAVE CONSERVATION PROGRAM INSPECT FOR NEGLECT [imprint:] ARMY CONSERVATION PROJECT NO. 130-Q-42 [imprint:] U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945-O-628175 [show-through from the reverse, partly legible:] IN... POSTING ... ROOM of every troop ... "THE WAR DEP... "
