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title: Going our way? Be a Victory Farm Volunteer
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/going-our-way-victory-farm-volunteer-1945/
description: Colour photograph of a smiling freckled boy with a pitchfork over his shoulder and a smiling girl behind him, on a blue ground under the headline 'Going
section: Collection
---

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# Going our way? Be a Victory Farm Volunteer

Colour photograph of a smiling freckled boy with a pitchfork over his shoulder and a smiling girl behind him, on a blue ground under the headline 'Going our way?'. The line invites young people to join the U.S. Crop Corps as farm volunteers. The ordinary, cheerful teenagers are the plain-folks device; the question is a mild bandwagon invitation.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Plain folks](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/plain-folks/) [Bandwagon](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/bandwagon/)

## Text on the object

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

```
Going
our
way?
BE A VICTORY FARM VOLUNTEER
For information see [blank]  OF THE U. S. CROP CORPS
VFV
[signature:] Anton Bruehl
[imprint:] SEE YOUR COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT OR LOCAL FARM EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
[imprint:] DISTRIBUTED BY OWI FOR WFA
[imprint:] U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945 O—637276
[imprint:] WAR FOOD ADMINISTRATION
```

[← Get to the bottom of it! Inspect for neglect](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/get-to-the-bottom-of-it-inspect-for-neglect-1945/) [Grass is life, protect it, prevent range fires →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/grass-is-life-protect-it-range-fires-1945/)

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