1943

U.S. Government Printing Office

Poster

Title: Americans Suffer when careless talk kills!

One poster entitled, "Americans Suffer when careless talk kills!" printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, dated 1943. Poster features an older couple. A man holds a woman as she cries into an apron and clutching a Western Union telegram to her chest. Behind the couple is a Blue Star Service Banner, which is a blue star in a white field bordered by red. The identifying number at the bottom of the poster is, O-558552. The artist of the poster is Harry Anderson. There is a stamp reading, "Wm. A. Donovan," and the text, "OWI #10 OWI unnumbered Americans Suffer...," on the back of the…

GLC09654.07

1940-1949

Various

Header Record

Title: [Group of fifty-nine posters, circa 1940s] [Decimalized .01-.59]

Collection of fifty-nine posters, dated circa 1940s concerning World War II. Posters were printed in the United States, England and Canada. The subjects are related to buying war bonds, war stamps, rationing, salvage, recycling and possible espionage. Ten of the posters were printed by Autocar, advertising their trucks, and their part in the war effort.

GLC09654