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title: Invent for victory
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/invent-for-victory-1941/
description: 'Illustrated poster: a drafting board with a tank blueprint and set square at left, and army fighters, a tank, anti-aircraft guns and a warship against'
section: Collection
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# Invent for victory

Illustrated poster: a drafting board with a tank blueprint and set square at left, and army fighters, a tank, anti-aircraft guns and a warship against an orange sky. Red headline 'INVENT for VICTORY' over text urging 'ALL AMERICANS' with an idea to send it to the National Inventors Council. 'Victory' is the abstract goal; 'all Americans' addresses everyone.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) [Bandwagon](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/bandwagon/)

## Text on the object

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

```
INVENT for VICTORY
ALL AMERICANS WHO HAVE AN INVENTION OR AN IDEA WHICH MIGHT BE USEFUL TO THEIR COUNTRY ARE URGED TO SEND IT IMMEDIATELY TO
NATIONAL INVENTORS COUNCIL
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE-WASHINGTON, D.C.
[imprint:] U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
[signature:] Elmo White
U.S. ARMY (on aircraft fuselages)
```

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