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Award for careless talk: Don't discuss troop movements, ship sailings, war equipment , , 1944

 Item — Item: wwp00178
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: 1944

Creator

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

Dimensions

28.5 x 37.25 in.

Note

Poster showing a fat, hairy hand wearing a ring with Nazi insignia and holding an Iron Cross military decoration. 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 598, November 1944, p. 1328). Printed: [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1944, O-602587. Reference Number: wwp00178. (See also: Reference Number: wwp00172).

Repository Details

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

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