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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 Discuss
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Don't Discuss

Object numberMO 2005.13.21.19.10
Name Sticker
Artist (Mexican-American, 1899 - 1970)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink, adhesive
Dimensionsoverall H 3 1/2 in x W 7 in (8.9 cm x 17.8 cm )
DescriptionA color sticker promoting wartime discretion. On a blue background with a white border is an illustration of Uncle Sam's head with his finger over his mouth in a silencing motion. White and yellow text to his right reads: DON'T DISCUSS: / TROOP MOVEMENTS / SHIP SAILINGS / WAR EQUIPMENT. The artwork is by Leon Helguera. Printed along the bottom of the sticker: OWI Sticker No 81 / ★ Government Printing Office 1943-O-534899 / AN OFFICIAL WAR MESSAGE DISTRIBUTED BY THE OWI.
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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