--because somebody talked! / Yegley '43. – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of --because somebody talked! / Yegley '43.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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--because somebody talked! / Yegley '43.
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A dog is the subject that sets this poster apart from the many security campaigns of the Second World War, which mostly relied on warnings and slogans. Yegley's 1943 design, printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office in 1944, uses the dash-led line "--because somebody talked!" to link everyday conversation with battlefield losses. Security posters of this kind warned that casual remarks about troop movements or shipping could reach enemy agents and cost American lives. Pairing a faithful animal with a casualty theme asks viewers to consider the human cost of a single careless word.
| Created / published | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1944. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | War posters 1940-1950.Prints Color 1940-1950. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. J75. 1944. No. 0-579038. |
| Subjects | World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--American. World War, 1939-1945--Communications--United States. Dogs--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,120 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-155964 |
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