Bowman Gum Company Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 38. "Lightning Joe" Collins

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GLC#
GLC09627.38-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; 38. "Lightning Joe" Collins
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, "38. 'Lightning Joe' Collins" depicting a portrait of Collins and his four stars symbolizing his rank. Also included is a map of Europe in the background. Reverse side contains propaganda narrative profiling the U. S. Army Chief Of Staff, General Joseph Lawton Collins, lists his education at West Point, position as a leader of the 25th Division & 7th Corps during World War II where he acquired the nickname "Lightning" Joe.

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