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title: Canadian War Workers Identify Their Handicraft
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-war-workers-identify-their-handicraft-1940/
description: A spotlight beam falls on a Canadian maple-leaf emblem whose rim reads CANADA in English, Cyrillic and Chinese characters, over a dark shipyard skyline.
section: Collection
---

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# Canadian War Workers Identify Their Handicraft

A spotlight beam falls on a Canadian maple-leaf emblem whose rim reads CANADA in English, Cyrillic and Chinese characters, over a dark shipyard skyline. The quoted line 'War workers will point with pride to their workmanship' appeals to pride in the work (glittering generalities) and ties each worker's output to the national emblem (identity fusion).

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) [Identity fusion](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/identity-fusion/)

## Text on the object

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

```
Canadian
WAR WORKERS
identify their
Handicraft
CANADA
КАНАДА
加拿大
"WAR WORKERS WILL POINT WITH
PRIDE TO THEIR WORKMANSHIP"
This message is issued by the Department of Munitions and Supply for Canada
```

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