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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.
Blackout — The Rumors!!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Blackout — The Rumors!!

Object numberMO 2005.13.21.39
Name Poster
Issuing Body (American, founded 1907)
Date1942
Mediumpaper (cardstock), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 14 in x W 11 in (35.6 cm x 27.9 cm )
DescriptionA small text-based color poster promoting wartime discretion. On a black background, with a white border, is white and yellow text that reads: BLACKOUT -- THE RUMORS!! / SILENCE / saves / LIVES / U•S• MARINES. The designer's initials are in the lower right corner: PW.

Produced by the Marine Corps Publicity Bureau (MCPB), poster no. 100686 5-18-42 10M, 433PB.
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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