URL: https://digitalcollections.hoover.org/objects/39548 Collection Structure Poster collection > Loose talk can cost lives. Item Title Loose talk can cost lives. Collection Title Poster collection Artist Holmgren Date Created 1942 Description Painting of soldier, sitting on a park bench, chatting with his woman friend. Next to them a man who looks like Hitler reads a newspaper while his over-sized ear listens tries to overhear the conversation. Subject(s) Conduct of life Portraits, caricatures, etc. Defense information, Classified Espionage, German Caricatures and cartoons Rumor Spies Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 Soldiers Social aspects United States World War, 1939-1945 Language(s) English Country of Origin United States Country of Origin United States Dimensions Overall: 20 x 14 in. (50.8 x 35.6 cm) Format Poster Medium political posters Color color Color color Hoover ID Poster US 5939 Record Number XX343.29924 Collection Guide https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt829015km Rights This work may be protected by copyright laws and is provided for educational and research purposes only. Any infringing use may be subject to disciplinary action and/or civil or criminal liability as provided by law. If you believe you are the rights holder and object to Hoover's use of this work, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.