Power to make the Victory Grade: War Bonds every pay day
War bond poster sponsored by the Association of American Railroads: a large steam locomotive thunders toward the viewer under the headline 'Power to make the Victory Grade' and a red 'War Bonds every pay day' panel. The technique is transfer, moving the locomotive's strength onto saving; 'Let's every one' invest 10% adds a mild bandwagon appeal.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1941
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Association of American Railroads (artist Adolph Treidler)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Corporation
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Fundraise
- Themes
- Home front, Economy and finance
- 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)
Association of American Railroads. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-1536 (NAID 515201).
Text on the object
POWER to make the VICTORY GRADE WAR BONDS EVERY PAY DAY JOIN YOUR COMPANY'S PAYROLL SAVINGS PLAN LET'S EVERY ONE Invest 10% EVERY PAY DAY Association of AMERICAN RAILROADS [signature: Adolph Treidler]
