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U.S. Marines, Uncle Sam's Right Hand, 1918 US poster: A Marine in field uniform with rifle and bayonet stands in front

U.S. Marines, Uncle Sam's Right Hand

A Marine in field uniform with rifle and bayonet stands in front of a large pale outline of a hand, beside the words 'U.S. Marines, Uncle Sam's Right Hand.' The hand is the national personification's own, so the corps is presented as the nation's instrument. The technique is transfer: the authority of Uncle Sam is attached to one service branch.

Propaganda techniques used in this poster

Transfer
Date
1918
Period
First World War
Made by
United States Marine Corps (issuer inferred; none printed)
Region
North America
Country
United States
Medium
Poster
Issuer type
Military
Regime
Wilson Administration
Leader
Woodrow Wilson
Audience
Domestic public
Purpose
Recruit
Theme
War and the military
Event
World War I
Regime
Wilson administration
Leader
Woodrow Wilson
Source
Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source
U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 4 (U.S. Food Administration), World War I Posters (NAID 512439), retrieved October 3, 2026
Rights
NARA Unrestricted; hosted by owner decision
United States Marine Corps (issuer inferred; none printed). National Archives and Records Administration, 4-P-31.

Text on the object

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

U.S.
MARINES
UNCLE SAM'S
RIGHT HAND

Only the headline is printed on the sheet.

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