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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 2005.13.21.34
Name Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1789 - 1947)
Issuing Body (American, 1907 - 1986)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 22 in x W 14 in (55.9 cm x 35.6 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring a photographic headshot of a young woman with her head resting on her right hand. Text below the image reads: "PLEASE . . . get there / and BACK!" / BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY OR WRITE. Small black text printed along the bottom edge of the poster reads: W.D., A.G.O., "Girl" Security Poster.

The poster was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1943-O-539260.
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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