U.S.A. poster 57, Niagara Falls (Danish, Copenhagen)
A Danish-language photo poster headed 'U.S.A.' showing Niagara Falls with a crowd of visitors at a railed viewpoint. The caption gives the falls' width and height and places them on the U.S.-Canada border near Buffalo, New York. The tell is glittering-generalities: a scenic landmark stands for the country, with no claim beyond description.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- January 1, 1952
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Truman Administration
- Leader
- Harry S. Truman
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Theme
- Science and technology
- Event
- Cold War
- Source
- Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 306, Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America, Middle East, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, January 1, 1952. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6948878, 306-PPB-57).
Text on the object
U.S.A. Niagaravandfaldene, hvor vældige vandmasser styrter ned over en næsten 1 km lang og 50 m høj skrænt, ligger på grænsen mellem U. S. A. og Canada nær Buffalo i staten New York. DYVA & JEPPESEN A/S - KØBENHAVN
U.S.A. The Niagara Falls, where vast masses of water plunge over an almost 1 km long and 50 m high cliff, lie on the border between the U.S.A. and Canada near Buffalo in the state of New York. DYVA & JEPPESEN A/S - COPENHAGEN
