Lot of 10 posters urging vigilance against spies during World War II, each image 14 x 20 in. British American Ambulance Corps, Inc.: New York City, New York, 1942. Includes: Beall, C.C. (1892-1967). Don't be a Dope and Spread Inside Dope. Loose Talk Can Cost Lives. Two men in overalls speak animatedly at a bar over pints of beer, unaware of the smirking visage of Adolf Hitler in the background.Title text printed below. Dohanos, Stevan (1907-1994). Loose Talk Can Cost Lives. Depicts a sinking ship half submerged in the ocean, with stranded sailors swimming towards three lifeboats, already full of men. Title text printed on a white banner below. Falter, John P. (b. 1910). Sailor Beware! Loose Talk Can Cost Lives. Vignetted image of a young sailor embraced by a seductive young woman in a red dress. Poster reminds servicemen of their duty to resist the immoral (and potentially treasonous) influences of so-called "Victory Girls" in London's West End. Title text above and below. Holcomb, Dal (1901-1978). Quiet! Loose Talk Can Cost Lives. Stylized rendering of Uncle Sam's hand muffling the speech of a man in a suit. Title text above and below. Holmgren, R. John (1897-1963). Loose Talk Can Cost Lives. Depicts a soldier in uniform sitting on a bench with a young lady, presumably trying to impress her with war news. A disguised Hitler perches at the opposite end of the bench, listening closely over his newspaper. Imagery serves as a reminder that sharing information of any kind may have catastrophic consequences if overheard by the wrong ears. Title text below. Scott, Howard (1902-1983). Closed for the Duration! Loose Talk Can Cost Lives. Depicts at center a man's head with tape covering his mouth in the shape of the letter "X." Title text above and below. Soglow, Otto (1900-1975). Be Smart, Act Dumb! Loose Talk Can Cost Lives. Cartoonishly rendered man at center remains silent as caricatures of Hitler and a Japanese man, presumably Emperor Hirohito surround him. Title text above and below. Soglow, Otto. Button Your Lip! Loose Talk Can Cost Lives. Cartoon serviceman appears at center with his lips sealed together by three large buttons. Title text above and below. Steig, William (1907-2003). Loose Talk Can Cost Lives. Two men rendered in cartoon form nervously exchange a secret. Title text below. Treidler, Adolph (1886-1981). Loose Talk Can Cause This. Depicts a standoff between an American serviceman and an armed Nazi soldier over a barbed wire fence.
Lot of 10 posters urging vigilance against spies during World War II, each image 14 x 20 in. British American Ambulance Corps, Inc.: New York City, New York, 1942. Includes: Beall, C.C. (1892-1967). Don't be a Dope and Spread Inside Dope. Loose Talk Can Cost Lives. Two men in overalls speak animatedly at a bar over pints of beer, unaware of the smirking visage of Adolf Hitler in the background.Title text printed below. Dohanos, Stevan (1907-1994). Loose Talk Can Cost Lives. Depicts a sinking ship half submerged in the ocean, with stranded sailors swimming towards three lifeboats, already full of men. Title text printed on a white banner below. Falter, John P. (b. 1910). Sailor Beware! Loose Talk Can Cost Lives. Vignetted image of a young sailor embraced by a seductive young woman in a red dress. Poster reminds servicemen of their duty to resist the immoral (and potentially treasonous) influences of so-called "Victory Girls" in London's West End. Title text above and below. Holcomb, Dal (1901-1978). Quiet! Loose Talk Can Cost Lives. Stylized rendering of Uncle Sam's hand muffling the speech of a man in a suit. Title text above and below. Holmgren, R. John (1897-1963). Loose Talk Can Cost Lives. Depicts a soldier in uniform sitting on a bench with a young lady, presumably trying to impress her with war news. A disguised Hitler perches at the opposite end of the bench, listening closely over his newspaper. Imagery serves as a reminder that sharing information of any kind may have catastrophic consequences if overheard by the wrong ears. Title text below. Scott, Howard (1902-1983). Closed for the Duration! Loose Talk Can Cost Lives. Depicts at center a man's head with tape covering his mouth in the shape of the letter "X." Title text above and below. Soglow, Otto (1900-1975). Be Smart, Act Dumb! Loose Talk Can Cost Lives. Cartoonishly rendered man at center remains silent as caricatures of Hitler and a Japanese man, presumably Emperor Hirohito surround him. Title text above and below. Soglow, Otto. Button Your Lip! Loose Talk Can Cost Lives. Cartoon serviceman appears at center with his lips sealed together by three large buttons. Title text above and below. Steig, William (1907-2003). Loose Talk Can Cost Lives. Two men rendered in cartoon form nervously exchange a secret. Title text below. Treidler, Adolph (1886-1981). Loose Talk Can Cause This. Depicts a standoff between an American serviceman and an armed Nazi soldier over a barbed wire fence.
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