Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Wanted! For Murder
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.21.4.2
Object Type
Poster
Photographer
Victor Keppler
(American photographer, 1904 - 1987)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
U.S. Office of War Information
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 20 in (71.1 cm x 50.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionA poster promoting wartime discretion. The poster features a black and white photographic headshot portrait of a woman. The photographer’s facsimile signature is in the lower left corner of the image: Victor Keppler. Black and red lettering above and below the image reads: WANTED! / FOR MURDER / Her careless talk costs lives.
Small black text printed along the bottom edge of the poster reads: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1944—O-595600 / Distributed for the issuing agencies by the Office of War Information.
On the reverse of the poster is printed information on the style of the poster and the photographer, and mailing information with a typed address to: FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT LIBRARY, / MR. FRED W. SHIPMAN, DIR., / HYDE PARK, N. Y. / OWI-117. A printed return address for the Office of War Information is also included.
Additional DetailsSmall black text printed along the bottom edge of the poster reads: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1944—O-595600 / Distributed for the issuing agencies by the Office of War Information.
On the reverse of the poster is printed information on the style of the poster and the photographer, and mailing information with a typed address to: FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT LIBRARY, / MR. FRED W. SHIPMAN, DIR., / HYDE PARK, N. Y. / OWI-117. A printed return address for the Office of War Information is also included.
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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