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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.
Americans Suffer When Careless Talk Kills!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Americans Suffer When Careless Talk Kills!

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.21.29.1
Object Type Poster
Artist (American illustrator and painter, 1906 - 1996)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 14 in (50.8 cm x 35.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration, on a plain background, of a man dressed in overalls with his arms around a crying woman who is dabbing one eye with her apron while her left hand clutches a Western Union telegram to her chest. Hanging behind the couple is a blue star military service banner. Red text above the image reads: AMERICANS SUFFER / when careless talk kills! The artist's facsimile name is in the lower right corner of the poster: Harry Anderson.

The poster was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1943-O-558552.
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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