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title: Burma-America Poster No. 2 PO-226-B(2) (Burmese poster distributed in Rangoon)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/burma-america-poster-2-po-226-b-burmese-1954/
description: 'A red-masthead Burmese photo-sheet with eight photographs of a visiting American official and his wife in Burma: greeting a Burmese official.'
section: Collection
---

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# Burma-America Poster No. 2 PO-226-B(2) (Burmese poster distributed in Rangoon)

A red-masthead Burmese photo-sheet with eight photographs of a visiting American official and his wife in Burma: greeting a Burmese official, standing before a pagoda throne, striking a large bell, visiting a hospital, presenting a gift and shaking hands with children. Captions in Burmese refer to the American Vice President. It portrays the visit as warm and personal. The tell is transfer: the visitor's rank and public acts are attached to US-Burma relations.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/) [Plain folks](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/plain-folks/)

## 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 and eight photo captions; no sponsor or imprint is printed.

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