Silence means security : Be careful what you say or write Accession Number: ARTV05566

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The poster depicts a soldier, crouched low, holding his rifle. 'Silence means security : Be careful what you say or write' urges all people not to talk about the war in public. This was so enemy spies could not gather information about troop movements or military information.

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Accession Number
ARTV05566
Artist
Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer
Publisher
WASHINGTON : U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, 1945
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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