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title: Burma-America Pictorial News Poster (Burmese poster distributed in Rangoon)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/burma-america-pictorial-news-poster-97b-burmese-1956/
description: A Burmese photo-sheet with a text column and eight captioned photographs of a Burmese leader's visit to the United States and of American athletes
section: Collection
---

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# Burma-America Pictorial News Poster (Burmese poster distributed in Rangoon)

A Burmese photo-sheet with a text column and eight captioned photographs of a Burmese leader's visit to the United States and of American athletes in Rangoon: a welcome on a stage, handshakes with sports teams, tennis players, running with local youth, a naval inspection and the presentation of a book. It presents the two countries as in friendly exchange. The tell is transfer: the prestige of the leader's reception and the athletes' visit is attached to the relationship.

## 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 (Burmese) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
မြန်မာ အမေရိကန် သတင်းရုပ်စုံ
[photo captions in Burmese script, not transcribed]
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
Burma American Pictorial News
[photo captions not translated]
```

Burmese-language masthead, one text paragraph and eight captions; the long paragraph and captions are not transcribed here.

[← Elections U.S.A. poster, No. 2: The Candidates (English poster distributed in Asia)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/elections-usa-poster-2-the-candidates-english-1956/) [Martha Graham Modern Ballet poster (Farsi, distributed in Tehran) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/martha-graham-ballet-farsi-tehran-1956/)

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