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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.
Don't Talk!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Don't Talk!

Object numberMO 2005.13.21.58
Name Poster
Artist (American editorial cartoonist, 1913 - 1991)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1775)
Dateca. 1941-45
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 13 in x W 8 in (33 cm x 20.3 cm )
DescriptionA small black and white poster promoting wartime discretion. On a white background is a black and white cartoon illustration showing Germany's Adolf Hitler standing next to Japan's Emperor Hirohito. Hitler has an arm around Hirohito's shoulders. Behind the pair is the Nazi swastika, and in front of them is a globe with a sign above it that reads "PRIVATE / PROPERTY." The artist's facsimile signature is in the lower right of the illustration: Pearson. Text above and below the illustration reads: YOU wouldn't knowingly / help the enemy / Don't Talk! / what you know might be just / what the enemy wants to know.

Printed in the lower right corner of the poster: G-2 VI AC / REPRODUCED BY ENGR. HQS., VI ARMY CORPS / 9.
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 StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightNo known copyright or other restrictions, Work of authorship created by US federal agency or an officer or employee thereof (public domain)
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