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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.
Don't Discuss
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Don't Discuss

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.21.19.12
Object Type Sticker
Artist (Mexican-American, 1899 - 1970)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink, adhesive
Dimensionsoverall H 11 in x W 17 in (27.9 cm x 43.2 cm )

Physical DescriptionA color sticker 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. White and yellow text to his right reads: DON'T DISCUSS: / TROOP MOVEMENTS / SHIP SAILINGS / WAR EQUIPMENT. The artwork is by Leon Helguera. Printed along the bottom of the sticker:★ Government Printing Office 1943-O-554884.
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
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
In Collection(s)
Not on view