Smokey Bear Biography

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Summary

Consists of a typewritten 2-page biography of Smokey Bear and his impact on decreasing forest fires in the United States. It was prepared by the U.S. Forest Service as Smokey neared the end of his life. It is labeled, [Hold for death of Original Smokey Bear!].

Subject

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

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 326, Box 83, Folder 2

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, [email protected]

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Date

c. 1975

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

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

Place

United States, DC, Washington

Form/Genre

  • Document
  • Paper

ID Number

SIA2019-000457 and SIA2019-000458

Physical description

Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 8.708w x 11.255h; Type of Image: Document; Medium: Paper

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