Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 43. Huk Raiders

Bowman Gum Company Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 43. Huk Raiders

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GLC#
GLC09627.43-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; 43. Huk Raiders
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, "43. Huk Raiders" depicting soldiers engaging in combat in tall grass. One soldier shoots another soldier from a distance. Aside from him are two soldiers fighting hand-to-hand combat. Reverse side contains propaganda narrative describing a group of communists in the Philippines known as the Huks. Text describes the terrain where battles take place and where Huks reside. "Their hideouts are in grass seven feet high."

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