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title: This Church Is Behind the United War Work Campaign for the Boys Over There
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/this-church-is-behind-united-war-work-campaign-1918/
description: An all-text display card in decorative lettering announces that 'This Church is behind the United War Work Campaign for the Boys Over There.' It has no
section: Collection
---

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# This Church Is Behind the United War Work Campaign for the Boys Over There

An all-text display card in decorative lettering announces that 'This Church is behind the United War Work Campaign for the Boys Over There.' It has no image and no issuer line beyond the campaign name. It invites a congregation to display its membership in a collective effort, which is the bandwagon appeal.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Bandwagon](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/bandwagon/) [Identity fusion](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/identity-fusion/)

## Text on the object

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

```
This Church
is behind
The UNITED
WAR WORK
CAMPAIGN
For the Boys
Over There
```

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