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title: 'Chitra Katha photo poster No. 17: U.S. Independence Day in East Pakistan (Bengali photo poster distributed in Dacca)'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/chitra-katha-17-us-independence-day-dacca-bengali-1957/
description: A Bengali photo sheet headed 'American Independence Day celebrated in East Pakistan'. Tagged by technique, with source and rights.
section: Collection
---

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# Chitra Katha photo poster No. 17: U.S. Independence Day in East Pakistan (Bengali photo poster distributed in Dacca)

A Bengali photo sheet headed 'American Independence Day celebrated in East Pakistan'. Photographs show a reception at the Shahbagh Hotel, a U.S. consul speaking before a U.S. flag, party games at the Dacca Club, and a song event at the USIS Rangpur branch. The text marks the 181st anniversary of U.S. independence. The tell is plain-folks: American and Pakistani guests are shown laughing and playing games together.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Plain folks](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/plain-folks/) [Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

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

```
চিত্র কথা

পূর্ব-পাকিস্তানে মার্কিন স্বাধীনতা দিবস উদ্‌যাপিত

Issue No. 17 Published weekly for U. S. I. S. Dacca by Jatiya Mudran.
Editor's Note :-- Please Post in Public Place, such as School Room. Bulletin Board Etc.
```

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

```
Chitra Katha (Picture Story)

American Independence Day celebrated in East Pakistan

[English imprint lines as printed.]
```

Masthead, headlines and imprint transcribed; the Bengali body captions beneath the photographs are not transcribed in full.

[← Army information poster, Bulletin No. 7: Air Force and Diem's U.S. visit (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/army-bulletin-7-air-force-diem-visit-vietnamese-1957/) [Chitra Katha photo poster No. 18: Pakistan Navy gets two warships (Bengali photo poster distributed in Dacca) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/chitra-katha-18-pakistan-navy-warships-bengali-dacca-1957/)

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