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title: On The Job For Victory
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/on-the-job-for-victory-1917-1919/
description: A large shipyard worker in overalls and cap holds a pneumatic tool and raises a gloved hand, with scaffolding and a ship's frame behind him.
section: Collection
---

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# On The Job For Victory

A large shipyard worker in overalls and cap holds a pneumatic tool and raises a gloved hand, with scaffolding and a ship's frame behind him. The headline ties his job to the national aim of victory. The tell is the fusion of ordinary wage work with the war effort, with no pay, hours or conditions mentioned.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) [Identity fusion](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/identity-fusion/)

## Text on the object

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

```
On
The
Job
For
Victory

[seal at lower left, lettered:] SHIPPING BOARD · EMERGENCY FLEET CORP.
United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation

ALPHA LITHO. CO. INC. [tiny printer's line at lower right]
```

[← Official United States War Film (Signal Corps and Committee on Public Information)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/official-united-states-war-film-title-card-1917/) [One Reason for Food Conservation: Eat One Less Ounce of Meat a Day →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/one-reason-for-food-conservation-1917-1919/)

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