Research (left half)
Left half of a two-part wall chart headed 'RESEARCH' (the rest of the title is on the right half): photographs of soldiers gathering in a mess hall, a speaker addressing seated men, stacks of typed questionnaire reports and a punch card. Captions say questionnaires are anonymous and go to Washington. The technique is faint here; the sheet reassures servicemen about anonymity.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1941
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- War Department, Army Service Forces (research branch)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Own forces
- Purpose
- Reassure
- Themes
- War and the military, Science and technology
- 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)
War Department, Army Service Forces (research branch). National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-1639 (NAID 515305).
Text on the object
RESEARC[H] Representative cross section of enlisted men in the selected post convene in recreation rooms or mess halls. Carefully chosen enlisted men explain that War Department wants honest answers on questionnaires. Tens of thou[sands] [have anonymously] filled out que[stionnaires] [opportunity] for real self-e[xpression]. The filled in questionnaires are sent to Washington. They are examined by experts, coded, and the remarks noted. The information is transferred to machine record punch cards. [typed report covers and the punch card carry text too small to read: [illegible]]
