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English: Two men use shovels to dig a firebreak, with low flames of a forest fire in the background. Text describes how to prevent forest fires. Illustrated by James Montgomery Flagg. Courtesy of Northwestern University Libraries
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Source https://dc.library.northwestern.edu/items/15b93f85-d201-4fe4-8629-59d042977713
Author Flagg, James Montgomery, 1877-1960 (Illustrator) for U.S. Forest Service, Dept. of Agriculture

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Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Federal Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. Note: This only applies to original works of the Federal Government and not to the work of any individual U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, county, municipality, or any other subdivision. This template also does not apply to postage stamp designs published by the United States Postal Service since 1978. (See § 313.6(C)(1) of Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices). It also does not apply to certain US coins; see The US Mint Terms of Use.
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Two men dig a firebreak. Text describes how to prevent forest fires. Illustrated by James Montgomery Flagg. Courtesy of Northwestern University Libraries

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