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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.
Careless Talk Got There First
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Careless Talk Got There First

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.21.30.6
Object Type Poster
Artist (American painter and illustrator, 1901 - 1981)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 14 in (50.8 cm x 35.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of an injured soldier hunched over, his left hand over his face from which blood is flowing, and his right hand over his stomach as his rifle falls to the ground. A stormy, tropical landscape is behind him with other soldiers visible in the background. Yellow and white text at the top of the poster reads: CARELESS TALK / Got there First. The artist's facsimile signature is in the lower right corner of the illustration: Ray Prohaska.

The poster was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1944-O-576497.
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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