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Bits of careless talk are pieced together by the enemy, , 1943

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Subseries 2.9:

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: 1943

Creator

Languages

From the Collection:

Languages represented in the collection: English and French.

Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

2 posters

Dimensions

28.5 x 40 in.

Note

Poster showing a fat, hairy hand wearing a ring with Nazi insignia holding a piece of a jigsaw puzzle that creates the message "convoy sails for England tonight". Poster art created by Stevan Dohanos. Distributed for the issuing agencies by the Office of War Information. Produced by the U.S. War Dept., Army Service Forces, Adjutant General's Dept (cf. Monthly catalog, Issue 592, May 1944, p. 597). Printed: [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943, O-563414. Reference Numbers: wwp00172_0001, wwp00172_0002

Repository Details

Part of the 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library Repository

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