Propagandopolis
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Today, as yesterday, liberation or dependence (Argentinian Poster, 1983)
Text: Today, as yesterday, liberation or dependence – all together we will triumph. Year: 1983. Publisher: Justicialist Party. Artist: NA. Additional information: The poster was published during the 1983 general election in Argentina by the Justicialist Party, founded by Juan and Eva Peron in 1946. It depicts Juan Peron tearing the word ‘dependence’, shaded with…
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From the Dance Floor to HELL! (American pamphlet, 1946)
Text: From the Dance Floor to HELL! Year: 1946 Publisher: NA. Artist: NA. Additional information: Written by Iowa-based preacher and writer James R. McMorrow, the pamphlet was one of a long tradition of evangelical anti-dance treatises (a list of some here) warning that dancing may lead to unchristian behaviour, or worse. As McMorrow himself writes of…
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Finlandia Invicta (British stamp, 1940)
Text: Finlandia Invicta [Invincible Finland]. Year: ca. 1940 Publisher: NA. Artist: NA. Additional information: Issued in support of Finland during the Winter War, depicting a soldier in winter gear standing over a mother and child. While no creator is indicated on the stamp, it is possible that it was produced by the London-based “Finland Fund,”…
