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title: Give your ideas for victory
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/give-your-ideas-for-victory-war-department-1943/
description: 'War Department suggestion-award poster: a spread-winged eagle over red, white and blue ribbons and stars sits above the headline and a cash-prize range'
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[![Give your ideas for victory, 1943 US poster: War Department suggestion-award poster](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/give-your-ideas-for-victory-war-department-1943.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/give-your-ideas-for-victory-war-department-1943.jpg)

# Give your ideas for victory

War Department suggestion-award poster: a spread-winged eagle over red, white and blue ribbons and stars sits above the headline and a cash-prize range of $5.00 to $250.00 or more. The text addresses civilian employees. The eagle and flag colours attach the offer to national symbols (transfer); the prize amounts are stated without any odds.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/) [Card stacking](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/card-stacking/)

## Text on the object

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

```
GIVE
YOUR
IDEAS for
VICTORY
WIN $5.00
TO $250.00
or More
ANNOUNCING cash awards to War
Department civilian personnel for sug-
gestions that help do things better...
quicker ... at less cost...
Local Committee For Suggestions.
Your suggestions can help beat the Axis!
Put them in the "IDEAS FOR VICTORY" boxes.
[imprint: U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1943-O-526958]
WAR DEPARTMENT
```

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