Children's Crusade Against Communism Trading Cards
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Abstract
Bowman Gum Company was a maker of collectible trading cards, primarily baseball cards. In 1951, they released a series of cards entitled the "Children's Crusade Against Communism," depicting atomic warfare, scenes of battles, notable figures in the Korean War, and negative consequences if communism were spread in the United States. The cards were marketed to children and are an example of anti-communist propaganda.
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The materials are arranged in numerical order.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a complete set of collectible trading cards made by the Bowman Gum Company in 1951 titled "Children's Crusade Against Communism." Scenes depicted on the cards include atomic warfare, graphic military conflict, the prospect of slave labor, and negative consequences if communism were to spread to the United States. These cards are an example of anti-communist propaganda targeting children as trading collectible cards was a popular hobby for youth.
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Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use materials in the collection in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Children's Crusade Against Communism Trading Cards; TAM 786; box number; folder number or item identifier; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was found in the repository and was separated from ALBA 242. The accession number associated with these materials is 2019.026.
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Processing Information
Materials were placed in new acid-free folders and sorted numerically. Original information was retained with the materials.
These materials were separated from the ALBA 242 collection during initial processing and were established as a separate collection.
