July 4, 1776 ... 166 Years Later
Text poster inside a flag border with line drawings of aircraft, a warship, a tank and artillery. It links the 1776 Declaration to wartime unity and names 'Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito' as those who 'shall never take from us the Freedom'. The tells are the abstract values 'Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness' (glittering generalities) and the three leaders' names set against them (name-calling).
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1942
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- American Institute of Publicity, Philadelphia
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Mixed
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Themes
- War and the military, Home front
- 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)
American Institute of Publicity, Philadelphia. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-1156 (NAID 514752).
Text on the object
JULY 4, 1776 When our Declaration of Independence was signed loyal Americans were of one mind to protect "LIFE, LIBERTY, and the PURSUIT of HAPPINESS." 166 YEARS LATER we are of one mind—Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito shall never take from us the Freedom for which our forefathers sacrificed their lives and fortunes. [imprint:] COPYRIGHT 1942 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLICITY, PHILADELPHIA
Imprint at lower right is very small; read as 'COPYRIGHT 1942 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLICITY, PHILADELPHIA'.
