Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Ports Are Often Bombed . . .
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.29.10
Object Type
Poster
Maker
Gilbert Whitehead & Co., Ltd.
(British lithographic printers)
Issuing Body
H.M. Stationery Office
(British publisher and supplier, 1786 - 1996)
Issuing Body
British Information Services
(British, founded 1941)
Dateca. 1941
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 19 3/4 in x W 13 3/8 in (50.2 cm x 34 cm )
Physical DescriptionA World War II propaganda poster featuring a black and white reproduction of an artwork illustration depicting a night scene of a German air raid on a British port. It shows tugboat crews using water hoses to battle a fire on a ship, while in the background, searchlights are cutting through the dark sky to catch enemy aircraft. Blue and red text below the image states: “PORTS ARE OFTEN BOMBED WHEN CONVOYS ARE IN BECAUSE SOMEBODY TALKED / Never mention arrivals, sailings, cargoes or destinations to anybody.” Small blue text printed along the bottom margin of the poster has the printing information: “Printed for H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY GILBT. WHITEHEAD & CO., LTD. NEW ELTHAM, S.E.9 51-2024."
Stamped in black ink on the reverse of the poster: “BRITISH INFORMATION SERVICES / 30 Rockefeller Plaza / New York City."
Additional DetailsStamped in black ink on the reverse of the poster: “BRITISH INFORMATION SERVICES / 30 Rockefeller Plaza / New York City."
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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