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title: '"Of course I can!"'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/of-course-i-can-war-food-administration-1944/
description: Illustrated poster of a wide-eyed woman in an apron hugging an armful of home-canned jars, more jars at her feet.
section: Collection
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# "Of course I can!"

Illustrated poster of a wide-eyed woman in an apron hugging an armful of home-canned jars, more jars at her feet, under the headline 'Of course I can!' and the verse 'I'm patriotic as can be— And ration points won't worry me!' The tells are the everyday housewife as spokesperson (plain-folks) and the broad word 'patriotic' attached to the act of canning (glittering-generalities).

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Plain folks](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/plain-folks/) [Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

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

```
"OF COURSE I CAN!
I'm patriotic as can be—
And ration points won't worry me!"
[signature:] Dick Williams
WAR FOOD ADMINISTRATION
Washington, D. C.
[imprint:] ☆ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1944—O—643470
```

[← O'er the ramparts we watch](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/oer-the-ramparts-we-watch-army-air-forces-1944/) [O.K. Chow Hound - just be sure you eat it - Watch your waste! →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/ok-chow-hound-watch-your-waste-navy-1944/)

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