Act of Congress establishing the "Smokey Bear" character or name

ID: SIA2019-000481

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: May 23, 1952

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 365, Box 21, Folder: 5

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Summary

An act of Congress establishing the "Smokey Bear" character or name under the control of the Secretary of Agriculture. This act recognized that "Smokey Bear" originated with the U.S. Forest Service and established a fine for unauthorized persons using the name or character. This fund will support the forest fire prevention campaign.

Subject

  • National Zoological Park (U.S.)
  • Smithsonian Institution and United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
  • United States Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 365, Box 21, Folder: 5

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

May 23, 1952

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Forest fire prevention
  • Smokey Bear
  • Advertising
  • Bears
  • Advertising--Forest fire prevention

Place

  • United States
  • Washington
  • DC

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Document
  • Paper

ID Number

SIA2019-000481

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 6.5w x 9.7h; Type of Image: Document; Medium: Paper

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