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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.
Hide Those Tracks!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Hide Those Tracks!

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.28.22
Object Type Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 13 1/2 in (50.8 cm x 34.3 cm )

Physical DescriptionA color poster illustrating the wrong and right ways to hide vehicle tracks. On a brown background is a large illustration of an open field bordered by a road, trees, and a fence. The field has two sets of tracks, one labeled "WRONG" with a military truck driving through the center of the field, and the other labeled "RIGHT" showing another military truck driving in the shadows of the tree line. White and green text below the illustration reads: HIDE THOSE TRACKS! / They guide enemy bombers.

In the lower right corner of the poster is an illustrated emblem consisting of a helmeted German soldier's head with his eyes covered, encircled by text that states: CAMOUFLAGE BLINDS THE ENEMY.

The poster was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1943-O-554991.
Historical NoteThis poster is from a series of American WWII military posters titled, "Camouflage Blinds the Enemy." Used as instructional training images, the posters featured how to and how-to-not graphics and text for various camouflage techniques. See MO 2005.13.28.1-24 for posters from this series.
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.
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