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title: Another Star joins that team in the sky
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/another-star-joins-that-team-in-the-sky-1955/
description: An elderly man in a bow tie sits on a ballpark bench with a tear on his cheek, a newspaper headed 'Nation's leaders join sports world in mourning over
section: Collection
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[![Another Star joins that team in the sky, 1955 US cartoon: An elderly man in a bow tie sits on a ballpark bench with a tear](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/another-star-joins-that-team-in-the-sky-1955.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/another-star-joins-that-team-in-the-sky-1955.jpg)

# Another Star joins that team in the sky

An elderly man in a bow tie sits on a ballpark bench with a tear on his cheek, a newspaper headed 'Nation's leaders join sports world in mourning over Griff's passing' on his lap and a scorecard at his feet, looking up at clouds on which the names Gehrig, Mathewson, Comiskey, McGraw, Johnson, Collins, Maranville, Ruth, Huggins and Alexander are written. The cartoon honours the dead by placing him among baseball figures in the sky. The technique tell is transfer: the glory of the named players is attached to the person being mourned.

## Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

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

```
GEHRIG  COMISKEY  McGRAW
MATHEWSON  JOHNSON  COLLINS
RUTH  HUGGINS  MARANVILLE
ALEXANDER

NATION'S LEADERS
JOIN SPORTS WORLD
IN MOURNING OVER
GRIFF'S PASSING

SCORE CARD

JIM BERRYMAN WASHINGTON STAR
```

[← Old soldiers never die...they just fade back in.](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/berryman-old-soldiers-never-die-fade-back-in-1955/) [I thought I had an appointment →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/i-thought-i-had-an-appointment-1955/)

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