Bowman Gum Company Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 35. Visit by Red Police

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GLC#
GLC09627.35-View header record
Type
Objects
Date
1951
Author/Creator
Bowman Gum Company
Title
Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 35. Visit by Red Police
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
1 collecting card Height: 6 cm, Width: 8 cm
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
The Fifties

One trading card from the Red Menace collection, "35. Visit by Red Police" depicting a scene of policemen searching a family's home. Reverse side contains propaganda narrative describes a scenario by which a Russian family is arrested for listening to a radio station known as "Voice of America." Text implies who the culpable party is and surmises that spies from the "Red leaders" may be likely perpetrators.

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