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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.
The M-1 Does My Talking
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

The M-1 Does My Talking

Object numberMO 2005.13.21.38
Name Poster
Artist (American painter, 1897 - 1982)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1789 - 1947)
Date1945
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 14 1/4 in (50.8 cm x 36.2 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a forward-facing soldier in combat uniform holding a rifle in his left hand and a clip of cartridges in his right hand. The artist’s facsimile signature is in the lower left corner of the image: SCHLAIKJER. White text at the top of the illustration reads: The M-1 does MY talking! White and yellow text on a blue background below the image states: Are you CAREFUL / what YOU say or write? Small black text printed along the bottom edge of the poster reads: WD Poster No. 32-4, "M-1" Security Poster. 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. 1945-O-632980.
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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