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 folksGlittering generalities

Date

August 5, 1957

Period

Cold War

Made by

U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series

Region

North America

Country

United States

Medium

Poster

Issuer type

State

Regime

Eisenhower Administration

Leader

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Audience

Foreign public

Purpose

Commemorate

Themes

Media and information, Migration

Event

Cold War

Source

Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure

Source

U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 306, Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, retrieved October 4, 2026

Rights

Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, August 5, 1957. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6948803, 306-PPB-34k).

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.

Chitra Katha (Picture Story)

American Independence Day celebrated in East Pakistan

[English imprint lines as printed.]