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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
What They Don’t Know Won’t Hurt You!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

What They Don’t Know Won’t Hurt You!

Object numberMO 2005.13.21.62
Name Poster
Artist (American cartoonist, 1906 - 1996)
Dateca. 1941-45
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 17 7/8 in x W 13 3/4 in (45.4 cm x 34.9 cm )
DescriptionA black and white poster promoting wartime discretion. The poster features a cartoon-like illustration of a man walking along, dressed in a uniform coverall with a "USA DEFENSE" badge, and carrying a lunch box. He is giving the side-eye to a trio standing nearby consisting of a provocatively dressed woman labeled "SPY," a shady man dressed in a hat and overcoat labeled "AGENT," and a man labeled "SABOTEUR" who has large ears, a tail, and is holding a wrench. Black text above and below the illustration reads: WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW WON'T HURT YOU! The artist's facsimile signature is in the lower right of the illustration: Bo Brown.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Adriance Memorial Library.
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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