10th Anniversary of the Republic of the Philippines (English poster distributed in Manila)
A yellow, red and black English-language poster marking ten years of the Republic of the Philippines, 1946 to 1956, dated 4 July. A line drawing of the monument to Rizal with its obelisk and seated figures is flanked by the words 'Positive Nationalism'. The tell is glittering generalities: 'positive nationalism' is an unexplained virtue word, and transfer attaches the prestige of the Rizal monument to the republic's anniversary.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- June 15, 1956
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Dept. IIE Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series; imprint: National Media Production Center
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Eisenhower Administration
- Leader
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Commemorate
- Themes
- Empire and colonialism, Elections and party politics
- Event
- Cold War
- Source
- Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), Record Group 306, Posters in Asia, Latin America, Middle East, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, June 15, 1956. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6949105, 306-PPB-197b).
Text on the object
10th ANNIVERSARY OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES POSITIVE NATIONALISM [monument base:] RIZAL 1946 • JULY 4th • 1956 NATIONAL MEDIA PRODUCTION CENTER
