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title: Westminster Choir choral concert poster (English poster distributed in Karachi)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/westminster-choir-choral-concert-karachi-1957/
description: A concert poster for the Westminster Choir of Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A., at the Hotel Metropole, Karachi, on Tuesday 12 February at 7 p.m.
section: Collection
---

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# Westminster Choir choral concert poster (English poster distributed in Karachi)

A concert poster for the Westminster Choir of Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A., at the Hotel Metropole, Karachi, on Tuesday 12 February at 7 p.m. It carries a portrait of conductor Dr. John Finley Williamson, a group photograph of the choir, ticket prices and the Women's International Club of Karachi as host. The tell is transfer: the poster's appeal rests on the choir's American standing.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

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

```
CHORAL CONCERT
Tuesday
February 12
7 p.m.
Hotel Metropole
WESTMINSTER CHOIR
of Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.
under auspices of
WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL CLUB OF KARACHI
Bookings at HOTEL METROPOLE 9-30 a.m. to 12-30 p.m. and 4-30 p.m. to 6-30 p.m.
PRICES Rs. 10 - Rs. 5 - Rs. 3

Dr. John Finley Williamson, Conductor

570130/T1-1c-USIS/PUB
FEROZSONS, KARACHI.
```

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

```
English text as printed.
```

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