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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.
Enemy Ears Are Listening
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Enemy Ears Are Listening

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.21.8.2
Object Type Poster
Artist (American, 1893 - 1960)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1942
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 13 3/4 in x W 26 in (34.9 cm x 66 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring three illustrated portraits of (from left to right) Benito Mussolini, Hideki Tojo, and Adolf Hitler, all with a hand to an ear. White text (on a red background) below reads: ENEMY EARS are listening. The artwork is by Ralph Illigan. U.S. Government Printing Office: 1942-O-480485. Graphics Division Office of War Information No. 5.
Additional Details
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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