U.S.A. poster 58b, Grand Coulee Dam (Dutch, The Hague)
A Dutch-language photo poster headed 'U.S.A.' showing water spilling over Grand Coulee Dam beside a steel transmission tower. The caption says the dam on the Columbia River in northwestern Washington state supplies electricity to many farms and industries over a large area. The tell is glittering-generalities: a large public-works project stands for national capability, backed by one stated fact.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- November 15, 1955
- 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
- Eisenhower Administration
- Leader
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Themes
- Science and technology, Economy and finance
- 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, November 15, 1955. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6948880, 306-PPB-58b).
Text on the object
U.S.A. De Grand Coulee Dam in de Columbia Rivier in het Noordwesten van de staat Washington voorziet vele boerderijen en industrieën in een groot gebied van electriciteit. DRUK „DE IJSSEL" - DEVENTER HOLLAND
U.S.A. The Grand Coulee Dam in the Columbia River in the northwest of the state of Washington supplies many farms and industries in a large area with electricity. PRINTED BY 'DE IJSSEL' - DEVENTER HOLLAND
Imprint line is small; read as printed.
