El Correo Grafico poster, April 1965 issue (Spanish pictorial bulletin distributed in San Jose, Costa Rica)
A magenta-and-black April 1965 Spanish photo bulletin of the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica with a calendar. Items cover the Gemini 3 astronauts, Pan American Day, a Holy Week tableau, a baseball park in San Jose named for West Palm Beach, a Kennedy memorial film, Sea Bees machinery handed to Costa Ricans and exchange students. The tell is transfer: shared religion, space flight and sister-city projects are linked to the U.S. and the Alianza para el Progreso.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- January 1, 1965
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- U.S. Information Agency (USIS San Jose), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series; printer Imprenta Vargas
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Johnson Administration
- Leader
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Themes
- Science and technology, Religion
- Event
- Cold War
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), Record Group 306, Posters in Asia, Latin America, Middle East, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, 1965. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6949235, 306-PPB-311).
Text on the object
EL CORREO GRAFICO BOLETIN PICTORICO DEL SERVICIO DE INFORMACION DE LA EMBAJADA DE LOS E.E.U.U. DE NORTE AMERICA Abril de 1965 PARACAIDISTAS PARA LAS EMERGENCIAS Dos miembros de la Guardia Civil realizaron, recientemente, por primera vez en Costa Rica, un salto en paracaídas desde una de las avionetas de ese cuerpo de seguridad, a una altura aproximada de mil pies. SE CELEBRA EL DIA DE LAS AMERICAS El 14 de abril de 1890 se efectuó la Primera Conferencia Internacional de Estados Americanos, en Washington. MISION COMERCIAL DE EE.UU. EN COSTA RICA Estuvo en Costa Rica importante misión comercial norteamericana procedente de Indianápolis, Estado de Indiana. EXPLORAN EL ESPACIO EN PRO DE LA PAZ El 23 de marzo de 1965, los astronautas norteamericanos Virgil Grissom y John Young, fueron lanzados, en histórico vuelo, al espacio para dar tres vueltas al mundo, en la cápsula Géminis. Los Estados Unidos exploran así el espacio en pro de la paz y en beneficio de toda la humanidad. LA SEMANA SANTA El mes de abril está impregnado por el ambiente místico de la Semana Santa. PELICULA EN MEMORIA DE KENNEDY "Años de Relámpagos, Día de Redobles" es el título de la magnifica película a colores en memoria del Presidente John F. Kennedy. SE FUERON LOS SEA BEES Los "Sea Bees" (abejas del mar) de la Marina de los Estados Unidos, una vez cumplida su humanitaria misión en la defensa de Cartago, dejaron el valioso equipo de maquinaria pesada que trajeron, en manos de veintisiete muchachos costarricenses. NUEVO PARQUE DE BEISBOL EN SAN JOSE Ejemplo de los fraternales vínculos entre ciudades de Costa Rica y de los Estados Unidos, bajo la inspiración de la Alianza para el Progreso. PARQUE DE BEISBOL / CIUDAD DE WEST PALM BEACH / HOMENAJE DE LA MUNICIPALIDAD DE SAN JOSE A UN PUEBLO HERMANO. / PROGRAMA DE LA CONFRATERNIDAD Y AYUDA RECIPROCA POR EL PROGRESO DEL CONTINENTE. / MARZO, 1965 ESTUDIANTES NORTEAMERICANOS EN COSTA RICA Nuevos estudiantes norteamericanos han llegado a nuestro país para hacer cursos universitarios. BECARIOS DEL CENTRO CULTURAL LIMONENSE Recientemente, nueve profesores del Colegio de Puerto Limón regresaron de una gira por los Estados Unidos. IMPRESO EN LOS TALLERES DE LA IMPRENTA VARGAS — SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA
THE GRAPHIC MAIL PICTORIAL BULLETIN OF THE INFORMATION SERVICE OF THE EMBASSY OF THE U.S.A. OF NORTH AMERICA April 1965 PARACHUTISTS FOR EMERGENCIES Two members of the Civil Guard recently made, for the first time in Costa Rica, a parachute jump from one of that security body's light aircraft, from a height of about a thousand feet. PAN AMERICAN DAY IS CELEBRATED On 14 April 1890 the First International Conference of American States took place in Washington. U.S. TRADE MISSION IN COSTA RICA An important North American trade mission from Indianapolis, State of Indiana, was in Costa Rica. EXPLORING SPACE FOR PEACE On 23 March 1965, the North American astronauts Virgil Grissom and John Young were launched, in a historic flight, into space to circle the world three times, in the Gemini capsule. The United States thus explores space for peace and for the benefit of all humanity. HOLY WEEK The month of April is imbued with the mystical atmosphere of Holy Week. FILM IN MEMORY OF KENNEDY "Years of Lightning, Day of Drums" is the title of the magnificent colour film in memory of President John F. Kennedy. THE SEA BEES HAVE GONE The "Sea Bees" of the United States Navy, having completed their humanitarian mission in the defence of Cartago, left the valuable heavy machinery they brought in the hands of twenty-seven Costa Rican youths. NEW BASEBALL PARK IN SAN JOSE Example of the fraternal ties between cities of Costa Rica and the United States, under the inspiration of the Alliance for Progress. BASEBALL PARK / CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH / TRIBUTE OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOSE TO A SISTER TOWN. / PROGRAMME OF FRATERNITY AND RECIPROCAL AID FOR THE PROGRESS OF THE CONTINENT. / MARCH, 1965 NORTH AMERICAN STUDENTS IN COSTA RICA New North American students have arrived in our country to take university courses. GRANTEES OF THE LIMON CULTURAL CENTER Recently, nine teachers of the Puerto Limón school returned from a tour of the United States. PRINTED AT THE WORKSHOPS OF THE IMPRENTA VARGAS — SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA
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