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title: Hilyard Robinson - Architect, Community Planner
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-owi-alston-hilyard-robinson-architect-1943/
description: A large pencil portrait of Hilyard Robinson is surrounded by vignettes of an artillery crew, a housing block and an airfield control tower with aircraft.
section: Collection
---

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# Hilyard Robinson - Architect, Community Planner

A large pencil portrait of Hilyard Robinson is surrounded by vignettes of an artillery crew, a housing block and an airfield control tower with aircraft, with hand-lettered paragraphs on his service and projects. The tell is a weak fit for testimonial: an individual's record is held up as an example, with no stated endorsement.

## 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

```
Robinson served as a second lieutenant, U.S. Field Artillery, during the last war.

HILYARD ROBINSON
Architect - Community Planner

An authority on housing, he has designed and planned such well known national projects as the "Frederick Douglass Dwellings", Washington, "The Langston Homes", also in Washington, "The Lyons Homes", Sparrow's Point, Maryland, and the war housing project for workers in the Willow Run bomber plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

Robinson proved his versatility as an architect-engineer by his skillful planning and designing of the 1700 acre 99th Pursuit Squadron air base, near Tuskegee.

Alston OWI
```

[← "The greatest insurance of all!!" (Liberty ship John Merrick)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-owi-alston-greatest-insurance-of-all-1943/) ["In the Vanguard for Democracy!!" →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-owi-alston-in-the-vanguard-for-democracy-1943/)

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