These are the American Republics - Members of the United Nations
A large sheet of captioned photographs of Latin American and Caribbean places and work surrounds a central text block titled 'these are AMERICAN REPUBLICS' under the banner 'MEMBERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS'. The text lists which republics had joined the Allied side and what they supplied (strategic materials, bases, convoy support), and the caption selection shows agriculture and landmarks only. The tell is card-stacking: contributions to the war are listed and war declarations are summarised, but no figures, dates or costs are given.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1944
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- United Nations Information Office; artists F. C. Veit and S. M. Adler
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Themes
- War and the military, 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 Foreign Posters, retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- Held by NARA, Unrestricted; hosted by owner decision
United Nations Information Office; artists F. C. Veit and S. M. Adler. National Archives and Records Administration, 44-PF-899a.
Text on the object
these are AMERICAN REPUBLICS Six more American republics became members of the United Nations while this poster was going through the press: Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. [Body text of five paragraphs, partly illegible at this resolution; headline, standfirst, photo captions and imprint legible:] MEMBERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS f. c. veit and s. m. adler Lithographed in the United States of America ISSUED BY UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION OFFICE
