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title: C. C. Spaulding, Financier-Philosopher, Investor in Government Securities
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-owi-alston-c-c-spaulding-financier-philosopher-1943/
description: A biographical panel shows C. C. Spaulding writing at a desk, with small scenes of a dishwasher, three men in high collars with a woman.
section: Collection
---

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[![C. C. Spaulding, Financier-Philosopher, Investor in Government Securities, 1943 US cartoon: A biographical panel shows C. C.](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/us-owi-alston-c-c-spaulding-financier-philosopher-1943.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/us-owi-alston-c-c-spaulding-financier-philosopher-1943.jpg)

# C. C. Spaulding, Financier-Philosopher, Investor in Government Securities

A biographical panel shows C. C. Spaulding writing at a desk, with small scenes of a dishwasher, three men in high collars with a woman, and a city street with a building marked North Carolina Mutual. Captions trace his rise and credit his firm with over a million dollars in war bonds and support for the Second War Loan drive. The tell is testimonial by exemplar: a named financier's purchases are offered as a model for bond buying.

## Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon

[Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/)

## Text on the object

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

```
"C.C.", RAISED ON A FARM, BEGAN HIS CAREER IN DURHAM AS A TEN DOLLAR A WEEK DISHWASHER!

C.C.
SPAULDING
FINANCIER-PHILOSOPHER
INVESTOR IN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

"The Three Musketeers of Durham"

JOHN MERRICK, DR. A.M. MOORE, AND C.C. SPAULDING STARTED THE NORTH CAROLINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY WITH TOTAL ASSETS CONSISTING OF CHARACTER, EFFICIENCY, AND THREE IMPRESSIVELY HIGH, STIFF COLLARS!

NOW, THE NORTH CAROLINA MUTUAL IS A SIXTY MILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION, SERVING NEGROES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. SPAULDING ATTRIBUTES THE COMPANY'S FINANCIAL SOUNDNESS LARGELY TO HIS FAITH IN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. HAVING ALREADY PURCHASED OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN WAR BONDS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT NOTES, HIS FIRM IS AN ARDENT SUPPORTER OF THE CURRENT THIRTEEN BILLION DOLLAR SECOND WAR LOAN DRIVE [text cut off at sheet edge]

36 1/2 Picas
```

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