This happens when you talk to others about ship sailings Lets make New Orleans a safe – Historic Poster Reproduction
(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 This happens when you talk to others about ship sailings Lets make New Orleans a safe. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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This happens when you talk to others about ship sailings Lets make New Orleans a safe
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Its slogan ties a warning about loose talk to one port: a 1941 silkscreen asking residents to keep quiet about ship sailings so that New Orleans stays safe. Produced under the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration, it reflects the home-front security campaigns that grew after the United States entered the war in December 1941. German submarines did operate in the Gulf of Mexico in 1942, which gave warnings like this practical weight along the Gulf Coast. A January 1943 date stamp on the face marks a later date for this copy.
| 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). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1939-1945--Naval operations. World War 1939-1945--Communications. Submarine warfare--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,146 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 918_This_happens_when_you_t_1941 |
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