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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.
I'm Counting On You!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

I'm Counting On You!

Object numberMO 1971.76.2
Name Poster
Artist (Mexican-American, 1899 - 1970)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1942)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 20 in (71.1 cm x 50.8 cm )
DescriptionA color poster promoting wartime discretion. On a blue background with a white border is an illustration of Uncle Sam's head with his finger over his mouth in a silencing motion. The artist's facsimile signature is below the hand: L Helguera. White and red text above and below the image reads: I'M COUNTING ON YOU! / DON'T DISCUSS: / TROOP MOVEMENTS / SHIP SAILINGS • WAR EQUIPMENT. Small text along the bottom edge of the poster reads: OWI Poster No. 78 --20" x 28" Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington, D. C. / U. S. Government Printing Office : 1943-O-534057.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by P. J. Nickel in 1971.
Credit LineGift of P. J. Nickel
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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