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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.
Silence Means Security
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Silence Means Security

Object numberMO 2005.13.21.51
Name Poster
Artist (American painter, 1897 - 1982)
Issuing Body (American, 1789 - 1947)
Issuing Body (American, 1907 - 1986)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1919)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 28 1/8 in x W 20 in (71.4 cm x 50.8 cm )
DescriptionA color poster promoting wartime discretion. The upper half of the poster features a reproduction of a painting showing a U.S. Navy captain standing on the bridge of a ship which overlooks a deck below which is crowded with Army soldiers. Additional military ships are seen on the water in the background, along with a mountainous shoreline. The artist’s facsimile signature is at the bottom of the image: SCHLAIKJER 43. The poster’s message, found in the lower section, reads: “. . . and bless those back home who, knowing of our sailing, kept that knowledge to themselves” / ★ SILENCE MEANS SECURITY ★.

Small text printed near the bottom of the poster reads: W. D., A.G.O., "CONVOY" SECURITY POSTER / P-X-17-RPB-11-1-43—85M.
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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