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title: U.S.A. poster 58c, Mount Vernon (Dutch, The Hague)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/usa-poster-58c-mount-vernon-dutch-1955/
description: A Dutch-language photo poster headed 'U.S.A.' showing the columned house at Mount Vernon, Virginia, seen across a lawn.
section: Collection
---

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# U.S.A. poster 58c, Mount Vernon (Dutch, The Hague)

A Dutch-language photo poster headed 'U.S.A.' showing the columned house at Mount Vernon, Virginia, seen across a lawn. The caption says George Washington, first President of the United States, lived there for most of his life and died there on 14 December 1799. The tell is transfer: the standing of the first President is attached to the country the poster presents.

## 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.

George Washington, de eerste President van de Verenigde Staten, woonde het grootste deel van zijn leven op het landgoed „Mount Vernon" aan de oevers van de Potomac in de staat Virginia. Hij stierf er op 14 December 1799.

DRUK „DE IJSSEL" - DEVENTER HOLLAND
```

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

```
U.S.A.

George Washington, the first President of the United States, lived for the greater part of his life on the estate 'Mount Vernon' on the banks of the Potomac in the state of Virginia. He died there on 14 December 1799.

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

Imprint line is small; read as printed.

[← U.S.A. poster 58b, Grand Coulee Dam (Dutch, The Hague)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/usa-poster-58b-grand-coulee-dam-dutch-1955/) [Ah!...Another candidate. →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/berryman-ah-another-candidate-1955/)

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