The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
British Second World War poster divided horizontally in half. The top half depicts two ladies engaged in conversation at a restaurant or cafe. In the left background a further gentleman peers intently over one of the ladies' shoulders, as if listening in on the conversation had between the two ladies in the foreground. Above this image is the text "he's sailing tomorrow for...", alluding to the information being relayed from one lady to the other, a fact furtherd by the large red text across this half of image stating "she talked.." The lower half of the poster depicts a sunken troopship with the superimposed yellow text "..This happened", and at the lower margin over the poster is the text "careless talk costs lives." Taken as a whole, the poster tells its audience that even what might be thought of as harmless talk, may indeed threaten the livelihoods of other Britons.
During the Second World War, a fear of information falling into the wrong hands was felt by the warring countries. To remind the civilians and military personnel to keep all information from being ove
British Second World War poster divided horizontally in half. The top half depicts two gentlemen engaged in conversation while consuming a beverage at the local public house. In the left background a
During the Second World War, a fear of information falling into the wrong hands was felt by the warring countries. To remind the civilians and military personnel to keep all information from being ove
British Second World War poster cautioning against the danger of careless talk. This poster depicts a sailor holding binoculars, looking far into the distance. The text is printed under the image in y
British Second World War cautionary poster by Abram Games warns of the danger of careless talk. The poster depicts a man's head with mouth circled, soldiers lie dead below, a result of the man's carel
British Second World War cautionary poster by Abram Games warns of the danger of careless talk. The poster depicts a man's head with mouth circled, soldiers lie dead below, a result of the man's carel
British Second World War 'careless talk' poster by Maurice Bennett. The poster depicts a hand pulling a curtain across a number of naval ships sailing on the ocean. The curtain text reads 'keep it dar