Man the Guns, Join the Navy

Title

Man the Guns, Join the Navy

Subject

American propaganda in World War 2

Description

[ID: Poster that reads, "Man the guns. Join the Navy" with shirtless sailors loading and firing guns on deck of ship. /end ID]

Analysis
Deliberate: premeditated
Systemic: part of a methodical and regular campaign by the US Navy  
Attempt: perceptual, cognitive, behavioral 
Shaping Perceptions: language ("man" "guns" "Navy"), image (men, weapons)
Achieve a Response: positive perception, sentiment, and behavior towards the Navy that leads to enlistment

Source

Barclay, Mcclelland, Artist. Man the guns, join the Navy / McClelland Barclay, USNR. United States, 1942. Photograph. Accessed February 2022. https://www.loc.gov/item/92510148/.

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

801x1024

Files

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Citation

“Man the Guns, Join the Navy,” American History of Propaganda, accessed November 19, 2024, https://ahop.reclaim.hosting/items/show/24.