World War Two information poster

A poster from the Second World War advisting the public to keep quiet to avoid inadvertently passing information to the enemy. It features an RAF soldier putting his fingers to his lips in a gesture of silence. Date: c.1942

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Product Code
ILEA000634115

Registered date
1900/12/31 00:19:00

Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/ONSLOW AUCTIONS LIMITED / Kyodo News Images

Media source
Copyright (c) Mary Evans Picture Library 2015

Media size
3645 × 4895 pixel

Resolution
300 dpi

Deployment size
2.83(MB)*

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**The text may be generated by an automatic translation system**

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