Grand prize winner! Fire slogan contest: Fire extinguisher, know their location, you might save the model depot of the nation
A giant red fire extinguisher stands between a hangar and base buildings with two bombers overhead, under a banner naming the grand prize winner, Ollie D. Harris. The slogan tells readers to know where extinguishers are because they might save the depot. The winner's name is the testimonial; the fear-appeal is mild and implied.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1941
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Army Air Forces (issuer not printed)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Own forces
- Purpose
- Warn or inform
- Themes
- War and the military, Security and surveillance
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Army Air Forces (issuer not printed). National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-914 (NAID 514419).
Text on the object
GRAND PRIZE WINNER! FIRE SLOGAN CONTEST OLLIE D. HARRIS CLASS 04-B SUPPLY-1 FIRE EXTINGUISHER KNOW THEIR LOCATION YOU MIGHT SAVE THE MODEL DEPOT OF THE NATION
