Abraham Lincoln, Man of the People poster 148 (English poster distributed in Manila)
A large yellow English-language sheet for the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. Pencil sketches of his early life and career run across the top, the seated Lincoln Memorial statue stands at right, and a photographed group of Asian children looks up at it. A Lincoln quotation on slavery and mastery and a claim that his words remain valid are printed at left. The tell is testimonial and transfer: Lincoln's words and the memorial are attached to democracy and to the young viewers.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- January 13, 1959
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Eisenhower Administration
- Leader
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Commemorate
- Themes
- Elections and party politics, Race and ethnicity
- Event
- Cold War
- Source
- Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), Record Group 306, Propaganda Posters (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, January 13, 1959. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6949037, 306-PPB-148).
Text on the object
IN THIS TEMPLE AS IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE FOR WHOM HE SAVED THE UNION THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN IS ENSHRINED FOREVER Democracy was never more clearly defined than in Lincoln's words: "As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master." Today, one hundred and fifty years since his birth, the words of Abraham Lincoln, cherished by people in every land, remain as valid as they were during his lifetime. Abraham Lincoln- MAN OF THE PEOPLE SUPPLEMENT TO Free World VOLUME 8 No 2 FEBRUARY 1959
