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title: Get out that tank ... behind the barn
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-get-out-that-tank-behind-the-barn-taber-1941/
description: A heap of wrecked car bodies, gears and tyres in a farmyard casts the shadow of a tank on a barn wall, under the headline 'Get out that tank ... behind
section: Collection
---

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[![Get out that tank... behind the barn, 1941 Canada poster: A heap of wrecked car bodies, gears and tyres in a farmyard casts](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/canada-get-out-that-tank-behind-the-barn-taber-1941.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/canada-get-out-that-tank-behind-the-barn-taber-1941.jpg)

# Get out that tank ... behind the barn

A heap of wrecked car bodies, gears and tyres in a farmyard casts the shadow of a tank on a barn wall, under the headline 'Get out that tank ... behind the barn'. The shadow turns the farmer's scrap into a weapon (transfer), and the foot line asks farmers to contact their local salvage committee.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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

## Text on the object

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

```
GET OUT
THAT TANK...

...BEHIND THE BARN

FARMERS GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR LOCAL SALVAGE COMMITTEE
PHONE

ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR NATIONAL SALVAGE OFFICE, OTTAWA, UNDER AUTHORITY OF HONOURABLE J. T. THORSON, MINISTER OF NATIONAL WAR SERVICES. Printed in Canada
FB-2E

[signature in the artwork:] Taber
```

[← Faites vite... Faites bien. Leur victoire sera la vôtre \[Do it fast... Do it well. Their victory will be yours\]](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-faites-vite-faites-bien-colville-french-1941/) [Give Us the Ships - We'll Finish the Subs! →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-give-us-the-ships-colville-1941/)

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