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title: National Liberation Front flag on a pole (photograph, 7 August 1965)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/nlf-flag-on-pole-1965/
description: A red flag with a yellow star flies from a pole in a village. The flag is the Front's mark in the place where it is flying.
section: Collection
---

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# National Liberation Front flag on a pole (photograph, 7 August 1965)

A red flag with a yellow star flies from a pole in a village. The flag is the Front's mark in the place where it is flying. No words are readable on the flag.

## Propaganda techniques used in this photograph

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Checked for printed text

No printed or legible words. The flag carries a star.

Checked against the photograph.

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