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title: Il y a des armes ... dans ce tas de ferraille derrière la grange [There are weapons in this scrap heap behind the barn]
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-il-y-a-des-armes-ferraille-derriere-la-grange-french-1939/
description: A pile of wrecked cars and machine parts sits before a barn, and the pile casts the shadow of a tank on the wall.
section: Collection
---

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[![Il y a des armes... dans ce tas de ferraille derrière la grange \[There are weapons in this scrap heap behind the barn\], 1939](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/canada-il-y-a-des-armes-ferraille-derriere-la-grange-french-1939.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/canada-il-y-a-des-armes-ferraille-derriere-la-grange-french-1939.jpg)

# Il y a des armes ... dans ce tas de ferraille derrière la grange [There are weapons in this scrap heap behind the barn]

A pile of wrecked cars and machine parts sits before a barn, and the pile casts the shadow of a tank on the wall. The shadow turns the farmer's scrap into a weapon, and the line at the foot asks farmers ('Cultivateurs') to contact their local salvage committee by telephone.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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

## Text on the object

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

```
IL Y A
DES ARMES...

...DANS CE TAS DE FERRAILLE
DERRIÈRE LA GRANGE

CULTIVATEURS CONSULTEZ VOTRE COMITÉ RÉGIONAL DE RÉCUPÉRATION
TÉLÉPHONE

PUBLIÉ PAR LE SERVICE DE L'INFORMATION POUR L'OFFICE NATIONAL DE RÉCUPÉRATION, AVEC L'AUTORISATION DE L'HON. J. T. THORSON, MINISTRE DES SERVICES NATIONAUX DE GUERRE. Imprimé au Canada
FB-2F

[signature in the artwork:] Taber
```

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

```
THERE ARE
WEAPONS...

...IN THIS SCRAP HEAP
BEHIND THE BARN

FARMERS CONSULT YOUR LOCAL SALVAGE COMMITTEE
TELEPHONE

PUBLISHED BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE FOR THE NATIONAL SALVAGE OFFICE, WITH THE AUTHORIZATION OF HON. J. T. THORSON, MINISTER OF NATIONAL WAR SERVICES. Printed in Canada
FB-2F

[signature in the artwork:] Taber
```

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