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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Someone Spoke Out of Turn . . .
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Someone Spoke Out of Turn . . .

Object numberMO 2005.13.21.56
Name Poster
Artist (American editorial cartoonist, 1913 - 1991)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1775)
Dateca. 1941-45
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 13 in x W 8 in (33 cm x 20.3 cm )
DescriptionA small blue and white poster promoting wartime discretion. On a white background is a blue and white illustration - in the style of a block print - showing several long rowboats full of soldiers on open water, while a Navy ship is shown sinking in the background, and a soldier is seen swimming for his life in the foreground. The artist's facsimile signature is in the lower right corner of the illustration: Pearson. Text below the illustration reads: SOMEONE / SPOKE OUT / OF TURN . . .

Stamped and printed in the lower right corner of the poster: 6 / G-2 VI AC / REPRODUCED BY ENGR. HQS., VI ARMY CORPS.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Adriance Memorial Library.
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightNo known copyright or other restrictions, Work of authorship created by US federal agency or an officer or employee thereof (public domain)
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