I'm Counting On You!
Object numberMO 2005.13.21.19.9
Name
Poster
Artist
Leon Helguera
(Mexican-American, 1899 - 1970)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
Division of Public Inquiries, OWI
(American, founded 1942)
Issuing Body
U.S. Office of War Information
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 22 1/2 in x W 16 in (57.2 cm x 40.6 cm )
DescriptionA color poster 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. The artist's facsimile signature is below the hand: L Helguera. White and red text above and below the image reads: I'M COUNTING ON YOU! / DON'T DISCUSS: / TROOP MOVEMENTS / SHIP SAILINGS • WAR EQUIPMENT. Small text along the bottom edge of the poster reads: OWI Poster No. 78 –16" x 22½" Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington, D. C. / U. S. Government Printing Office : 1943-O-534057.
Additional DetailsCustodial 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.Collections
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