Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
If You Tell Where He’s Going . . . He May Never Get There!
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.21.6.9
Object Type
Poster
Artist
John Philip Falter
(American illustrator, 1910 - 1982)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
U.S. Office of War Information
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 40 in x W 28 1/2 in (101.6 cm x 72.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionA poster promoting wartime discretion. The color poster features an illustration of a uniformed American sailor striding away and looking back over his shoulder. He is carrying a large, rope-tied canvas bundle on his left shoulder. The artist facsimile signature is located on the bundle: JOHN FALTER / USNR. A red block with white text, superimposed over the lower portion of the illustration, reads: If you tell where he is going . . . he may never / get there!
Small black text printed along the bottom edge of the poster reads: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1943—O-556153 / Distributed for the Issuing Agency by the Office of War Information.
Additional DetailsSmall black text printed along the bottom edge of the poster reads: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1943—O-556153 / Distributed for the Issuing Agency by the Office of War Information.
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.In Collection(s)
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