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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.
Somebody Blabbed
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Somebody Blabbed

Object numberMO 2005.13.21.7.1
Name Poster
Artist (American illustrator, 1904 - 1965)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Date1942
Mediumpaper (cardboard), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 21 in x W 11 in (53.3 cm x 27.9 cm )
DescriptionA poster promoting wartime discretion. The color poster features an illustration on the left side of a fallen soldier's hand on the ground. Next to the hand rests the butt of a rifle and partially visible barbed wire. A text block over the illustration reads: . . . don't talk about troop movements! . . . don't talk about war production! The artist's facsimile signature is in the upper right corner of the illustration: ALBERT / DORNE. On the right side of the poster white on red and black on white text that states: SOMEBODY BLABBED / BUTTON YOUR LIP!

Small black text printed in the lower right corner of the poster reads: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1942—O-459080.
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 StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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