L30 Cabinet poster, King Sisavang Vong (Lao poster distributed in Vientiane)
A single Lao-language portrait sheet of an older man in a brocade jacket with a sash and orders, shown three-quarter view, captioned as the king of Laos. No slogan is printed. The tell is transfer: the royal dress and decorations present the monarch as the figure of national legitimacy.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- September 25, 1958
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Eisenhower Administration
- Leader
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Theme
- Home front
- Event
- Cold War
- Source
- Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure
- Source
- NARA, RG 306, Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, September 25, 1958. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6949025, 306-PPB-144c).
Text on the object
ພຣະບາດສົມເດັດພຣະເຈົ້າມະຫາຊີວິດສີສວ່າງວົງສ໌ ພຣະເຈົ້າແຜ່ນດິນລາວ
His Majesty King Sisavang Vong, King of the land of Laos.
Lao script read from the image; spellings as read.
