Silence means security Accession Number: ARTV05781

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patriotism; cautionary poster, depicting a soldier with a hand over his mouth, warning against careless talk

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Accession Number
ARTV05781
Artist
Unknown
Printer
US Government Printing Office
Publisher
War Department
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: photolithograph in blue and orange
Measurement
Overall
Medium
photolithograph in blue and orange
Date Made
1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
presented by the Library of Congress, Washington DC 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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