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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 2005.13.21.5.2
Name Poster
Artist (American illustrator, 1904 - 1965)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Date1942
Mediumpaper (cardboard), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 11 in x W 28 in (27.9 cm x 71.1 cm )
DescriptionA poster promoting wartime discretion. The color poster features an illustration on the left side of a drowning sailor with just a hand visible, reaching out above the water, while the sailor's uniform hat floats nearby. 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 lower left corner of the illustration: ALBERT DORNE. On the right side of the poster, on blue and white backgrounds, is white and brown text that says: SOMEBODY BLABBED / BUTTON YOUR LIP!

The poster was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1942—O-459081.
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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