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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.
Be Careful What You Say or Write!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Be Careful What You Say or Write!

Object numberMO 2005.13.21.35
Name Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1789 - 1947)
Issuing Body (American, 1907 - 1986)
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 20 1/8 in x W 14 in (51.1 cm x 35.6 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring a photographic image of a young woman lying on her stomach with her head propped up on her left arm and her right hand pointing to pair of red dice in front of her. Text on either side of the dice reads: "Please don't gamble with your LIFE!". Black and white text on a gray background below the image states: BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY or write! Small black text printed along the bottom edge of the poster reads: W.D., A.G.O. "Life" Security Poster. Additional copies may be requisitioned as prescribed in AR 310-200, 1 May 1943, as changed by Changes No. 2, 15 September 1943. There is also a distribution list at the bottom of the poster.

The poster was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1944-O-616183.
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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