Bowman Gum Company Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 11. Fleeing the Reds

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GLC#
GLC09627.11.01-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; 11. Fleeing the Reds
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, "11. Fleeing the Reds" depicting a scene of "Koreans" fleeing, the picture shows overcrowding, and peoplepouring over cliffs. Reverse side contains propaganda narrative that mentions people escaping Communist-occupied countries in a frenzy. Refers to the United States as a place that will welcome refugees.

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