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
- Date
- January 1, 1952
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- U.S. Information Agency (USIS Copenhagen), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series; printer Dyva & Jeppesen
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Truman Administration
- Leader
- Harry S. Truman
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Theme
- Science and technology
- Event
- Cold War
- Source
- Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 306, Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, 1952. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6948875, 306-PPB-54).
Text on the object
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
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
