Topic: Silence & Security (Posters)
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Military secrecy was a constant theme on the American home front during World War II. Many civilians had access to sensitive information, such as troop movement destinations or factory production runs, that would have been valuable to enemy spies. Both government and corporate propagandists used posters throughout the war to dramatize the importance of information security, at times suggesting that careless talk could even result in the death of a loved one on the battlefronts.
Quiet!
Title: Quiet!
Year: 1942
Artist: Da Holcomb
Published: British and American Ambulance Corps
Silence Means Security
Title: Silence Means Security
Year: 1943
Artist: unknown
Published: Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Don’t Talk Us Out of This!
Title: Don’t Talk Us Out of This!
Year: unknown
Artist: unknown
Published: unknown
Award For Careless Talk
Title: Award For Careless Talk
Year: 1944
Artist: Stevan Dohanos
Published: Office of War Information
Bits of Careless Talk
Title: Bits of Careless Talk
Year: 1943
Artist: Stevan Dohanos
Published: Office of War Information
A Careless Word
Title: A Careless Word
Year: 1943
Artist: John Atherton
Published: Office of War Information
Someone Talked!
Title: Someone Talked!
Year: 1942
Artist: Frederick Siebel
Published: Office of War Information
Because Someone Talked
Title: Because Someone Talked
Year: 1944
Artist: Wesley Heyman
Published: Office of War Information
I Haven’t Talked Yet!
Title: I Haven’t Talked Yet!
Year: 1944
Artist: unknown
Published: OCASC Intelligence Section
