The sound that kills: Don't murder men with idle words,, 1942

Item — Item: wwp00169

Identifier: Subseries 2.9:

Staff Only

Scope and Content of the Subseries

From the Sub-Series:

This subseries warns civilians and those in the armed forces not to talk about troop movements or war equipment and supplies.

Dates

Creation: 1942

Creator

United States. Office of War Information (Creator, Organization)
Ericson, Eric (Artist, Person)

Languages

From the Collection:

Languages represented in the collection: English and French.

Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 330 posters

Additional Description

Dimensions

14.25 x 19.75 in.

Note

Poster showing a cartoon of a worker making a comment about ship movements to a diner cook that results in the ship being torpedoed. Cartoon art by Ericson. Produced by Graphics Division, Office of War Information, Washington, D.C. Printed: [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1942, O-469306. OWI No. 1. Reference Number: wwp00169