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title: Hello Gang! Thanks for Everything! And it's great to come back to a job
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/hello-gang-back-to-a-job-1941/
description: A smiling soldier in a service cap, with a suitcase on his shoulder, points a thumb toward the viewer under the headline 'Hello Gang!'.
section: Collection
---

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[![Hello Gang! Thanks for Everything! And it's great to come back to a job, 1941 US poster: A smiling soldier in a service cap](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/hello-gang-back-to-a-job-1941.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/hello-gang-back-to-a-job-1941.jpg)

# Hello Gang! Thanks for Everything! And it's great to come back to a job

A smiling soldier in a service cap, with a suitcase on his shoulder, points a thumb toward the viewer under the headline 'Hello Gang!'. The caption thanks co-workers and says it is great to come back to a job. The returning serviceman speaks to the viewer directly, a testimonial in plain, friendly terms; the sponsor is not named.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/) [Plain folks](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/plain-folks/)

## Text on the object

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

```
HELLO
GANG!
THANKS FOR EVERYTHING!
AND IT'S GREAT TO COME BACK TO A JOB
[signature: Packer]
[imprint: LITHO IN U.S.A.]
[imprint: B-160]
[imprint: Copyright, BRESSLER EDITORIAL CARTOONS, Inc., NEW YORK]
```

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