Bowman Gum Company Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 39. Soviet Rocket Fighter

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GLC#
GLC09627.39.02-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; 39. Soviet Rocket Fighter
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, "39. Soviet Rocket Fighter" depicting one Soviet Union rocket fighter, Me-163 flying and another air plane on fire in the background. Reverse side contains propaganda narrative describing the military aircrafts of the "Reds." Text claims that in order to preserve freedom the "free world" must match the military might of the "Reds."

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