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title: A word of thanks
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/a-word-of-thanks-red-cross-1943/
description: 'Text-only thank-you sheet under a red cross: it thanks donors for oversubscribing the 1943 War Fund and lists what the money did (blood plasma.'
section: Collection
---

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[![A word of thanks, 1943 US poster: Text-only thank-you sheet under a red cross](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/a-word-of-thanks-red-cross-1943.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/a-word-of-thanks-red-cross-1943.jpg)

# A word of thanks

Text-only thank-you sheet under a red cross: it thanks donors for oversubscribing the 1943 War Fund and lists what the money did (blood plasma, prisoner-of-war relief, help for soldiers' families). The phrases 'people's partnership' and 'suffering humanity' are broad virtue words; the technique is faint here.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
[emblem: red cross]
A WORD OF THANKS
By oversubscribing the 1943 War Fund you have proved again that your American Red Cross is truly a people's partnership...Your generous support enables you to share...in supplying blood plasma to wounded fighting men...in bringing new hope to forlorn prisoners of war...in shouldering many personal worries of our soldiers and sailors and in providing help and comfort for their families...in serving suffering humanity throughout the world...To you who have made this partnership possible-THANKS!
AMERICAN RED CROSS
[imprint: illegible]
```

[← A Victory Creed for '43 - Produce for Your Navy - Victory Begins at Home!](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/a-victory-creed-for-43-produce-for-your-navy-1943/) [Above and beyond the call of duty →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/above-and-beyond-the-call-of-duty-dorie-miller-1943/)

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