Bowman Gum Company Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 31. Case of Cardinal Mindzenty

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GLC#
GLC09627.31-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; 31. Case of Cardinal Mindzenty
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, "31. Case of Cardinal Mindzenty" depicting Joseph Mindzenty seated at a bench in court. Reverse side contains propaganda narrative that mentions a Catholic cardinal, Joseph Mindzenty, who was put on trial by "Hungarian Reds" and sentenced to life imprisonment. Text notes that "partial confessions" were due to communist torturing and drugs.

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