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title: USA poster, Grand Canyon, Arizona (Danish poster distributed in Copenhagen)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/usa-poster-grand-canyon-danish-1952/
description: A colour photograph of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, with three visitors at the rim looking out, and a large outlined 'U.S.A.' in the lower left.
section: Collection
---

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# USA poster, Grand Canyon, Arizona (Danish poster distributed in Copenhagen)

A colour photograph of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, with three visitors at the rim looking out, and a large outlined 'U.S.A.' in the lower left. A Danish caption describes the canyon's depth and geological age. The poster promoted a positive image of the United States to Danish viewers. The tell is glittering-generalities: scenic grandeur stands for the country as a whole, with no specific claim or argument.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

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

```
U.S.A.

Grand Canyon i staten Arizona. Colorado-floden løber i en 1600 m dyb
canyon-kløft, der er skabt af floderosion gennem 15–1600 millioner år.

DYVA & JEPPESEN A/S · KØBENHAVN
```

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

```
U.S.A.

Grand Canyon in the state of Arizona. The Colorado River runs in a canyon gorge 1600 m deep, created by river erosion over 15-1600 million years.

Dyva & Jeppesen A/S, Copenhagen
```

[← U.S.A. poster 57, Niagara Falls (Danish, Copenhagen)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/usa-poster-57-niagara-falls-danish-1952/) [USA poster, Lincoln Memorial, Washington (Danish poster distributed in Copenhagen) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/usa-poster-lincoln-memorial-danish-1952/)

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