Someone Talked!

Home-front 'loose talk' security poster: a hand reaches up out of dark water, with the headline 'Someone Talked!' above. The image implies a drowning sailor lost at sea because of careless speech, a fear-appeal aimed at civilians. The source image is a very small (117x150) thumbnail.

Date: 1942
Period: Second World War
Made by: U.S. government home-front campaign
Region: North America
Country: United States
Medium: Poster
Issuer type: State
Regime: Roosevelt Administration
Leader: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Audience: Domestic public
Purpose: Warn or inform
Themes: Home front, Security and surveillance
Event: World War II
Techniques: Fear appeal
Regime: Roosevelt administration
Leader: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Source: Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source: Library of Congress, retrieved October 2, 2026
Rights: Public domain (U.S. government work)
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA