A Careless Word... Poster

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Bay Village Historical Society

Origsize: 8.5" x 11"; Origformat: Artifact; Resolution: 600 DPI

Origsize: 8.5" x 11"; Origformat: Artifact; Resolution: 600 DPI

Name/Title

A Careless Word... Poster

Entry/Object ID

D.2024.096

Scope and Content

A wartime propaganda poster by Anton Otto Fischer depicts a boat of soldiers rowing away from a sinking ship. It is captioned "A Careless Word... ...A Needless Sinking," evoking that the purpose of the sinking was because of sensitive information being leaked. Information typed on the back of the poster tells of Anton Otto Fischer's work in WWII and his help towards recruitment efforts.

Collection

Military Collection

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Fischer, Anton Otto

Person or Organization

Waesche, Russell