Behind the eagle stand the forests
A black-and-white photograph of a pine forest with a colour-printed bald eagle in flight over it and a red shield reading 'Behind the Eagle Stand the Forests'. The tell for transfer is the national emblem placed on the timber stand, linking forests to the country's strength; the claim is stated as a slogan, with no figures.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1941
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Issuer not printed on the sheet
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Mixed
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Themes
- Home front, Economy and finance
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
Issuer not printed on the sheet. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-478 (NAID 513948).
Text on the object
BEHIND THE EAGLE STAND THE FORESTS
