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title: Bonds build ships! Buy more bonds
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/bonds-build-ships-1943/
description: Painted poster of a ship hull under construction in a drydock, ringed by scaffolding, cranes and workers, with 'Bonds Build Ships!' above and 'Buy More
section: Collection
---

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# Bonds build ships! Buy more bonds

Painted poster of a ship hull under construction in a drydock, ringed by scaffolding, cranes and workers, with 'Bonds Build Ships!' above and 'Buy More Bonds' below. The shipyard labour is linked to bond purchases as its means (transfer), a cause-and-effect slogan with no figures given.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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

## Text on the object

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

```
Bonds Build Ships!
BUY MORE BONDS
[signature:] George Picken 1943
[imprint:] PUBLISHED BY ABBOTT LABORATORIES AS A CONTRIBUTION TO THE TREASURY'S SCHOOLS-AT-WAR PROGRAM
```

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