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U.S. Forest Service Smokey Bear Collection
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Smokey says - Hold 'till it's cold...prevent forest fires.
Description: Smokey Bear painting by Albert Staehle. Painting shows Smokey pointing to a chalkboard that has a drawing of a hand crushing a match. There is a cub sitting on a log with papers in their lap. A Smokey head and a match book was glued on to the empty…
Creators: Staehle, Albert
Date: 1940s
Smokey the Bear (sic) lyrics and music
Description: A performance of this song can be viewed at the National Archives.
Creators: Steve Nelson (words and music), Jack Rollins (words and music), Rudy Wendelin (illustrations)
Date: 1952
Smokey, Ray Bell and plane
Description: Young Smokey on top of the front of a plane with Ray Bell standing on the side looking at him.
Date: 1950
Walt Disney's Bambi: "Only you can prevent forest fires. We can't."
Description: Poster of Walt Disney's Bambi with two blue birds, a red butterfly, a blue butterfly, an owl, a gray rabbit, two tan rabbits, and a skunk in a field full of flowers and a hollow tree log. Poster reads "Only you can prevent forest fires. We can't."
Date: 1982
Walt Disney's Bambi: "Please, Mister, don't be careless. Prevent Forest Fires. Greater danger than ever!"
Description: Poster of Walt Disney's Bambi with a rabbit and a skunk standing in grass. Poster reads "Please, Mister, Don't Be Careless. Prevent forest fires. Greater danger than ever!"
Date: 1943
Young Smokey (on left) playing in forest
Description: Young Smokey playing with another cub on a tree log holding the Department of Agriculture sign.
Young Smokey on ABC Radio
Description: Young Smokey sitting on a table checking out the ABC Radio microphone.
Date: 1950
Young Smokey with Ray Bell
Description: Young Smokey in Ray Bell's lap with two posters hanging on the wall behind him.
Date: 1950