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title: Waiting - Buy Victory Bonds
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-waiting-buy-victory-bonds-white-1939/
description: A boy with eyes lowered holds a spaniel whose eyes look up at the viewer; the word 'Waiting' sits at upper left and 'Buy Victory Bonds' runs across
section: Collection
---

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[![Waiting - Buy Victory Bonds, 1939 Canada poster: A boy with eyes lowered holds a spaniel whose eyes look up at the viewer](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/canada-waiting-buy-victory-bonds-white-1939.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/canada-waiting-buy-victory-bonds-white-1939.jpg)

# Waiting - Buy Victory Bonds

A boy with eyes lowered holds a spaniel whose eyes look up at the viewer; the word 'Waiting' sits at upper left and 'Buy Victory Bonds' runs across the bottom. The tell is the emotional image of a child and pet standing in for the bond appeal, with no figures, terms or deadlines (transfer).

## 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

```
Waiting
BUY VICTORY BONDS
[signature:] Ron White
```

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