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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.
Pipedown Soldier! Berlin's Listening!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Pipedown Soldier! Berlin's Listening!

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.21.1.1
Object Type Poster
Photographer (American photographer and illustrator, 1880 - 1969)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1941 - 1942)
Issuing Body (American, 1940 - 1942)
Date1942
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 14 1/4 in (50.8 cm x 36.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA poster featuring a black and white photographic image of a uniformed soldier on leave speaking loudly on a payphone while a man in a trench coat and hat is eavesdropping from around the corner. The photographer's name is in the lower right corner of the image: Lejaren A. Hiller. Above and below the image, black text on a yellow background reads: PIPEDOWN SOLDIER! / BERLIN'S LISTENING! Small text printed in the bottom margin of the poster reads: Post on transportation property only. For additional copies write to Graphics Division, Office of Facts and Figures, Washington, D. C. . . . Specify GPO Jacket No. 451040.

The poster was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1942-O.
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 StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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