Minnesota's Greatest Generation

"Use It Up - Wear It Out - Make It Do!"

Making do with what you had was a hard lesson learned by many members of Minnesota's Greatest Generation during the Depression - a lesson that served them well during World War II, when shortages forced Americans to "use it up, wear it out, make it do," as this poster from the Office of War Information encouraged.

Creator: Office of War Information
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1943
Identifer: location E448.14 b9

"Use It Up - Wear It Out - Make It Do!"