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title: British-American Patriotic Rally, Manhattan Casino
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/british-american-patriotic-rally-1917/
description: A typographic handbill announces a free British-American Patriotic Rally on a Monday evening, August 6, at the Manhattan Casino, with a kilted band.
section: Collection
---

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# British-American Patriotic Rally, Manhattan Casino

A typographic handbill announces a free British-American Patriotic Rally on a Monday evening, August 6, at the Manhattan Casino, with a kilted band, a chairman, two speakers and two singers. It names the British Recruiting Mission and a New York mayor's committee as sponsors. The tell is the pairing of music, patriotic song and public figures with a call to a shared public gathering.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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

## Text on the object

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

```
BRITISH-AMERICAN
PATRIOTIC RALLY

MONDAY EVE'G AUG. 6
AT 8 P.M.
Manhattan Casino
Eighth Avenue and 155th Street

KILTIES BAND
OF THE NEW YORK HIGHLANDERS

CHAIRMAN
S. STANWOOD MENKEN
SPEAKERS
HON. JOB E. HEDGES
COL. W. T. STEWART
SOLOISTS
MARGARET GEORGE
Creatore Grand Opera Co., Associate of National Patriotic Song Committee
DAVID BISPHAM
National Patriotic Song Committee
ADMISSION FREE

Auspices of British Recruiting Mission
Mayor's Committee on National Defense, Recruiting Committee
```

Rules and line breaks follow the printed layout.

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