Dont tell him what you know about .... troop concentrations departures .... arrivals – Vintage Poster
(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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Dont tell him what you know about .... troop concentrations departures .... arrivals
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The poster's text makes the warning plain: "Don't tell him what you know about troop concentrations, departures, arrivals," with a swastika beside the lettering to name the threat. Designed by Russell Kraus of St. Louis for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration, it belongs to a wave of wartime posters that asked Americans to guard casual talk about military movements. These "loose talk" campaigns assumed that enemy agents and sympathizers could piece together troop schedules from ordinary conversation. Its bold, flat silkscreen color suited quick display in public places.
| Created / published | 1941 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on recto: Jan 21 43. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Hand-written on recto in pencil: Designed by Russell Kraus - St. Louis Missouri. Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 265 · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1939-1945--Communications. Swastika--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,217 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 904_Dont_tell_him_what_you_1941 |
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