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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 2005.13.21.2.1
Name Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1907 - 1986)
Issuing Body (American, 1789 - 1947)
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 14 in (50.8 cm x 35.6 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring a cartoon-like illustration of a soldier's head with his mouth covered by the hand of Uncle Sam depicted with a patriotic sleeve. Blue text below the image reads: SILENCE / MEANS SECURITY. Small blue text printed along the bottom edge of the poster reads: W.D., A.G.O. "Silence" 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.

The poster was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1944-O-606742.
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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