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title: Give thanks to the everyday heroes of Britain's Merchant Navy
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/uk-thanks-merchant-navy-everyday-heroes-1939/
description: A tinted photograph shows a convoy of merchant ships seen from an escort's bow and gun. Tagged by technique, with source and rights.
section: Collection
---

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[![Give thanks to the everyday heroes of Britain's Merchant Navy, 1939 UK poster: A tinted photograph shows a convoy of merchant](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/uk-thanks-merchant-navy-everyday-heroes-1939.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/uk-thanks-merchant-navy-everyday-heroes-1939.jpg)

# Give thanks to the everyday heroes of Britain's Merchant Navy

A tinted photograph shows a convoy of merchant ships seen from an escort's bow and gun. 'Everyday heroes' pairs a virtue word (glittering generalities) with ordinary-worker framing (plain folks); the poster gives no figures or specific deeds.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) [Plain folks](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/plain-folks/)

## Text on the object

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

```
Give thanks to the everyday heroes of
BRITAIN'S MERCHANT NAVY
PRINTED FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY J. WEINER LTD., LONDON, W.C.1. 51-9906
```

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