U.S. Government Printing Office Americans Suffer when careless talk kills!
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09654.07 Author/Creator: U.S. Government Printing Office Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Poster Date: 1943 Pagination: 1 poster ; 57.1 x 40.7 cm. Order a Copy
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 poster.
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