EPA "Save Gas" Bumper Sticker
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Object Details
- associated institution
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Description
- During the gas shortages of the 1970s, American motorists were encouraged to reduce highway speed in order to cut fuel consumption and automobile emissions. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency issued this red, white, and blue bumper sticker in the shape of a flag during the 1976 Bicentennial to promote patriotism and support for this unpopular idea.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Ulysses G. Lyon
- 1976
- issued date
- 1976
- ID Number
- 1977.0526.01
- accession number
- 1977.0526
- catalog number
- 1977.0526.01
- Object Name
- bumper sticker
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- red, white, blue (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 in x 12 in; 7.62 cm x 30.48 cm
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Environmental History
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Environmental Movement
- Conservation
- Environmental History
- Record ID
- nmah_497549
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-f010-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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