US careless talk kills sailors poster Avoid Careless Talk

The United States Office of War Information (OWI) was created on June 13, 1942, to centralize and control the content and production of government information and propaganda about the war. It coordinated the release of war news for domestic use, and using posters along with radio broadcasts, worked to promote patriotism, warn about foreign spies, and recruit women into war work. The office also established an overseas branch, which launched a large-scale information and propaganda campaign abroad. The government appealed to the public through popular culture and more than a quarter of a billion dollars' worth of advertising was donated during the first three years of the National Defense Savings Program. Victory in Europe was declared on May 8, 1945, and in Japan on September 2, 1945. The OWI ceased operation in September. 

The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by David and Lucinda Pollack. 

US careless talk kills sailors poster Avoid Careless Talk 

overall: Height: 26.000 inches (66.04 cm) | Width: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm) 

Poster depicting a man with a cigarette with his hand to his ear; behind him are phrases he is listening to, including,"Do you know..","I know that..","Someone told me..", and"I hear that.." Under the man's face is an illustration of a news clipping with the headline,"U-Boat Captain Kills 22 Sailors" 

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Rectangular poster depicting a man with a cigarette with his hand to his ear; behind him are phrases he is listening to, including,"Do you know..","I know that..","Someone told me..", and"I hear that.." Under the man's face is an illustration of a news clipping with the headline,"U-Boat Captain Kills 22 Sailors"