Corporal R. Derby Holmes, Author of "A Yankee in the Trenches"
A portrait of a young soldier in a British-style cap stands in front of a tank, under billing for a lecture and book by a returned American. The text offers his bomber and 'Suicide Club' story and addresses 'every man who expects to fight' and every woman with loved ones in service. The technique is testimonial: a first-hand soldier's experience is the draw, with the war itself as the attached prestige.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1918
- Period
- First World War
- Made by
- Lee Keedick (lecture management), New York
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Corporation
- Regime
- Wilson Administration
- Leader
- Woodrow Wilson
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Themes
- War and the military, Media and information
- Event
- World War I
- Regime
- Wilson administration
- Leader
- Woodrow Wilson
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 4 (U.S. Food Administration), World War I Posters (NAID 512439), retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- NARA Unrestricted; hosted by owner decision
Lee Keedick (lecture management), New York. National Archives and Records Administration, 4-P-15.
Text on the object
CORPORAL R. DERBY HOLMES AUTHOR OF "A YANKEE IN THE TRENCHES" READ THE BOOK - HEAR HIM LECTURE! An American Lad who was in the first attack of the British Tanks. His story of service as a bomber and in "The Suicide Club" will grip any audience. EVERY MAN WHO EXPECTS TO FIGHT AND EVERY WOMAN WHO HAS LOVED ONES IN SERVICE SHOULD HEAR CORPORAL HOLMES UNDER THE EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT OF LEE KEEDICK 437 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY MANAGER WORLD'S MOST CELEBRATED LECTURERS
Text read from the image; line breaks follow the sheet.
