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title: Souvannaphouma portrait poster, party adviser (Lao poster distributed in Vientiane)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/souvannaphouma-portrait-poster-lao-vientiane-1958/
description: A Lao-language portrait sheet of a man in a pale suit and striped tie, captioned with a prince's title, his name and a party-adviser role.
section: Collection
---

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# Souvannaphouma portrait poster, party adviser (Lao poster distributed in Vientiane)

A Lao-language portrait sheet of a man in a pale suit and striped tie, captioned with a prince's title, his name and a party-adviser role, followed by a short phrase and a blank dotted line. No slogan is printed. The tell is transfer: a formal studio portrait and a princely title attach standing to the named figure and his party.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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

## Text on the object

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

```
ສເດັດເຈົ້າສູວັນນະພູມາ
ທີ່ປຶກສາພັກຊາດກ້າວໜ້າ
ຂໍສເນີ.......................
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
Prince Souvannaphouma, adviser to the Progressive National Party. [I] propose ...........
```

The last word is partly unclear; the rendering 'propose' is tentative.

[← But I'm Keeping this for the G.O.P.](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/berryman-but-im-keeping-this-for-the-gop-1958/) [Chitra Katha photo poster No. 31: World peace is the gift of the people (Bengali photo poster distributed in Dacca) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/chitra-katha-31-world-peace-citizens-conference-bengali-dacca-1958/)

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