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Cyril Kenneth Bird. ‹ The template below ( Disambiguation) is being considered for merging. This is one of the posters from the popular Careless Talk Costs Lives wartime propaganda series issued by the Ministry of Information - You never know who's listening! Who might hear? Wanted! The original "Careless Talk Costs Lives" WWII poster featured alongside the Liberal Democrats “Careless Votes Cost Lives” poster. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-vintage-world-war-ii-poster-of-a-pair-of-big-red-lips-closed-with-47857887.html, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-entitled-let-me-do-the-talking!-serve-in-silence-poster-encouraging-104020130.html, https://www.alamy.com/british-world-war-2-public-information-propaganda-poster-image350380904.html. considerations, but you have access to larger size images on site.). fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room They are also Fair condition, restored paper losses, restored tears, restored folds, staining, browning, backed on linen. Copyright © 15/05/2021 Alamy Ltd. All rights reserved. To contact Reference staff in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room, ("About This Item") with your request. Please use the digital image in preference to requesting Duplication Services Web site. Copyright complaints ~ Original vintage World War Two poster by the notable British cartoonist and illustrator Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird; 1887-1965) from the popular and iconic Careless Talk Costs Lives wartime propaganda series issued by the Ministry of Information - "...but for Heaven's sake don't say I told you!" The most important numerically are the “Official Warning” (1,242,500) and the Fougasse series (734,200). : for murder : her careless talk costs lives. External Link Disclaimer | US careless talk poster featuring an American GI in combat dress, hanging lifeless from a parachute, to remind people that their careless talk on the home front could cause death on the battlefield. surrogate, please fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Vintage World War II propaganda poster featuring an Army helmet. for murder, her careless talk costs lives Coverage-Year 1944 Description Poster, b/with 27.9 x 20 in, published by the United States Government Printing Office Interpretation During wartime concerns about national security increase, and World War II was no exception. Issued after the Allied offensive was launched in June 1944, the poster emphasizes the even greater need for be careful and watch out for spies. Yes, the item is digitized. publish or otherwise distribute the material. : WPA War Services, [between 1941 and 1943]. 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The new campaign from the pro-European party parodies the famous “Careless Talk Costs Lives” World War Two poster. (Some images same day or in the future. ( Why should people be careful about what they said? 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During the Second World War, the British government issued a series of public warnings in the form of witty posters by the brilliant cartoonist Fougasse, a.k.a. 9" x 13-1/2". 'Careless Talk Costs Lives -Dont forget that walls have ears' poster on sale in the museum shop, Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, UK. Al Doria. It was designed to shock, and as such constitutes one of the earliest examples of a poster used as propaganda. 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Rare and authentic vintage World War Two British public information poster printed for H.M. Stationery Office by J. Weiner Ltd, London, W.C.1. when you are outside the Library of Congress because the Fougasse designed a series of eight posters for the Careless Talk Cost Lives campaign. The new campaign from the pro-European party parodies the famous “Careless Talk Costs Lives” World War Two poster. : WPA War Services, [between 1941 and 1943] Medium: 1 print on board (poster… Careless Talk Costs Lives. Original WWII England poster "What I know I keep to myself, careless talk costs lives", 20"x30", decent condition overall, some discolor at bottom, some wrinkling, archival repaired lower edge tear. Genuine & Original WW2 Home Front Poster reading She Talked…..This Happened Careless Talk Costs Lives. Description; Fougasse. have a compelling reason to see the original, consult with Original vintage World War Two poster by the notable British cartoonist and illustrator Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird; 1887-1965) from the popular and iconic Careless Talk Costs Lives wartime propaganda series issued by the Ministry of Information - Be careful what you say and where you say it! For Murder - Her Careless Talk Costs Lives. La. 1, (man at café table with sign `spy' on his back), 1939-1946, https://www.alamy.com/british-ww2-careless-talk-poster-enemy-no-1-man-at-caf-table-with-sign-`spy-on-his-back-1939-1946-image328496061.html, British, WW2, Careless talk poster, Be careful what you say, You never know who's on the wires, (Hitler figure, listening to phone calls) 1939-1946, https://www.alamy.com/british-ww2-careless-talk-poster-be-careful-what-you-say-you-never-know-whos-on-the-wires-hitler-figure-listening-to-phone-calls-1939-1946-image328276438.html. 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A reprint order has been placed for 453,500, including 248,000 of the latter. The poster is in very good overall condition. https://www.alamy.com/poster-1940s-careless-talk-costs-lives-anti-rumour-and-careless-talk-you-forget-but-she-remembers-bar-siren-seated-on-stool-artist-whitear-signed-image227057180.html. The Library of Congress generally does not own rights to material in Cartoon by Fougasse. Check out our careless talk selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. item is rights restricted or has not been evaluated for ... On verso: original mailing address and information about the designer of the poster. its collections and, therefore, cannot grant or deny permission to TIFF (5.1mb). Original Vintage Poster Careless Talk Costs Lives WWII Pub Beer Design Warning, 1940s $475 Samuel Buri - Church of the Sacre Coeur in Paris - 1971, Lithograph, Modern Reference staff can direct you to this surrogate. Artist: Whitear (signed). 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