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title: For baby's future buy war bonds
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/for-babys-future-buy-war-bonds-1943/
description: A black-and-white photograph of a smiling baby in a high chair holding a 25-cent war savings stamp album, with the headline 'For Baby's Future Buy War
section: Collection
---

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# For baby's future buy war bonds

A black-and-white photograph of a smiling baby in a high chair holding a 25-cent war savings stamp album, with the headline 'For Baby's Future Buy War Bonds' on a blue band. The child stands in for the family's future and the purchase is tied to it; the sheet states no threat, so the appeal rests on affection and security.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) [Fear appeal](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/fear-appeal/)

## Text on the object

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

```
For Baby's Future
BUY WAR BONDS

[on album:] 25 CENT STAMP ALBUM / For the purchase of UNITED STATES WAR SAVINGS BONDS / 25c STAMPS / $25 BONDS

[imprint:] U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1943-O-536492
[imprint:] WSS 627
```

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