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
- 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
- Commemorate
- Theme
- Home front
- 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 6948881, 306-PPB-58c).
Text on the object
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
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.
