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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.
Shh!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Shh!

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.21.61
Object Type Poster
Artist (American cartoonist, 1914 - 2001)
Issuing Body (American, 1941 - 1947)
Dateca. 1941-45
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 19 1/8 in x W 13 in (48.6 cm x 33 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white poster promoting wartime discretion. On a white background is a grayscale illustrated cartoon consisting of two scenes. In the upper scene, a man is speaking to a woman seated with him at a café table. In the lower scene, that same woman is seen handing a document to a German Nazi officer in uniform. The artist’s facsimile signature is in the lower left corner of the cartoon: HENRY BOLTINOFF. Text above and below the cartoon reads: SHH! / TELLING A FRIEND MAY MEAN TELLING AN ENEMY.

Printed in the lower left corner of the poster: 9B / PUBLICATIONS SECTION / PUBLIC RELATIONS BRANCH / U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES.
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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