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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.
Bits of Careless Talk
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Bits of Careless Talk

Artifact IDMO 1971.76.7
Object Type Poster
Artist (American draftsman, painter, and illustrator, 1907 - 1994)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 20 in (71.1 cm x 50.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a right hand, wearing a ring bearing the Nazi swastika, placing the final piece of a puzzle into place to complete a sentence that reads: Convoy sails for England tonight. White text across the top of the poster states: BITS OF CARELESS TALK / ARE PIECED TOGETHER BY THE ENEMY. The artist's facsimile signature is in the lower left corner: Stevan Dohanos.

The poster was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1943-O-563414. Distributed by OWI for the issuing agencies.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by P. J. Nickel in 1971.
Credit LineGift of P. J. Nickel
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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