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title: U.S.A. poster 58a, Independence Hall (Dutch, The Hague)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/usa-poster-58a-independence-hall-dutch-1955/
description: A Dutch-language photo poster headed 'U.S.A.' showing Independence Hall in Philadelphia through bare trees, with a statue in the foreground.
section: Collection
---

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# U.S.A. poster 58a, Independence Hall (Dutch, The Hague)

A Dutch-language photo poster headed 'U.S.A.' showing Independence Hall in Philadelphia through bare trees, with a statue in the foreground. The caption says the Declaration of Independence was signed there on 4 July 1776 and that the Liberty Bell is kept there. The tell is transfer: the prestige of the founding moment is attached to the country the poster is distributing.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

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

```
U.S.A.

Independence Hall te Philadelphia in de staat Pennsylvania. In dit gebouw werd op 4 Juli 1776 de Onafhankelijkheidsverklaring getekend. Hier bevindt zich ook de Vrijheidsklok, welke bij die gelegenheid werd geluid.

DRUK „DE IJSSEL" - DEVENTER HOLLAND
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
U.S.A.

Independence Hall in Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania. In this building the Declaration of Independence was signed on 4 July 1776. Here also is the Liberty Bell, which was rung on that occasion.

PRINTED BY 'DE IJSSEL' - DEVENTER HOLLAND
```

Imprint line is small; read as printed.

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