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Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 19. Atomic Doom

One trading card from the Red Menace collection, "19. Atomic Doom" depicting American citizens surrounded by rubble not far from an atomic explosion. Reverse side contains propaganda narrative warning of the possibility of an atomic raid. Text...

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Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 20. "Big Mo" in Action

One trading card from the Red Menace collection, "20. 'Big Mo' in Action" illustrating pistons firing from a battle ship. Naval officers aboard depicted covering their ears. Center of image is a large explosion. Reverse side contains propaganda...

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Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 21. Mined Harbor

One trading card from the Red Menace collection, "21. Mined Harbor" depicting an explosion by a bridge and large ship with two dock workers running from the scene. Reverse side contains propaganda narrative that mentions likelihood of communists...

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Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 22. Alaska Lookout

One trading card from the Red Menace collection, "22. Alaska Lookout" depicting American forces setting up a base in Alaska. One soldier illustrated carrying a gun while jet planes fly past him. Reverse side contains propaganda narrative that...

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Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 24. General 'Ike' in Command

One trading card from the Red Menace collection, "24. General 'Ike' in Command" portrait of General Dwight D. Eisenhower in military uniform with the planet Earth in the background. Reverse side contains propaganda narrative commending his...

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Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 25. Red Rule in Manchuria

One trading card from the Red Menace collection, "25. Red Rule in Manchuria" depicting a scene of destruction at "industrial plants" where Chinese communists attack other citizens of Manchuria. Reverse side contains propaganda narrative referring to...

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Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 26. Finns Defend Country

One trading card from the Red Menace collection, "26. Finns Defend Country" depicting soldiers in a winter landscape firing into tents, one dead soldier in the snow and one soldier readying a grenade. Reverse side contains propaganda narrative...

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Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 27. Red Guerrillas in Greece

One trading card from the Red Menace collection, "27. Red Guerrillas in Greece" depicting Greek guerrilla fighters attacking a train from a hillside. Reverse side contains propaganda narrative detailing the "Greek communist guerillas" attempting to...

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Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 28. Berlin Airlift

One trading card from the Red Menace collection, "28. Berlin Airlift" depicting Air Force members preparing airplanes with bags of supplies. Reverse side contains propaganda narrative mentions an operation known as the Berlin Airlift or "Operation...

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Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 29. Red Riot in Bogota

One trading card from the Red Menace collection, "29. Red Riot in Bogota" illustrating one man shooting an officer while a group of people push a bus on its side and chaos of citizens running surrounded by fire. Reverse side contains propaganda...

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[Furlough Train Ticket]

One train ticket for Leonard Eugene Graeff dated November 21, 1943. Ticket is marked Furlough, and is stamped on the back with the date and "Great Lakes Main Gate"

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"Nixon"

One campaign button entitled, "Nixon" dated 1968. This pin was produced by Feeley and Wheeler for the 1968 presidential election. The button has a blue background with red lowercase text.

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"Nixon"

One campaign button entitled, "Nixon" dated 1968. This pin was produced by Feeley and Wheeler for the 1968 presidential election. The button has a white background with red uppercase text.

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"Nixon's the One!"

One campaign button entitled, "Nixon's the One!" dated 1968. This pin was produced for the 1968 presidential election. The button has a red, white, and blue banner background with blue uppercase text.

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"Nixon's the One!"

One campaign button entitled, "Nixon's the One!" dated 1968. This pin was manufactured by Adcraft Mfg. Co in Chicago, Illinois for the 1968 presidential election. The button has red text on a white background.

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"Nixon's the One!"

One campaign button entitled, "Nixon/Agnew" dated 1972. This pin was manufactured by Green Duck Co. in Washington, D.C. for the 1972 presidential election. The button has white text on a blue and red background.

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"Nixon/Agnew"

One campaign button entitled, "Nixon/Agnew" dated 1972. This pin was manufactured by Feeley and Wheeler in New York City for the 1972 presidential election. The button has red and blue text on a white background.

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"President Nixon. Now more than ever."

One campaign button entitled, "President Nixon. Now more than ever." dated 1972. This pin was manufactured by CoadCo in Washington, D.C. for the 1972 presidential election. The button has blue and red text on a white background with a red and blue...

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"President Nixon. Now more than ever."

One campaign button entitled, "President Nixon. Now more than ever." dated 1972. This pin was manufactured by CoadCo in Washington, D.C. for the 1972 presidential election. The button has blue and red text on a white background with a red and blue...

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"Re-elect the President"

One campaign button entitled, "Re-elect the President" dated 1972. This pin was sponsored by Hugh Sloan Jr., treasurer for the Chairman of the Committee to Re-Elect the President for the 1972 presidential election. The button has blue and red text on...

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"Nixon Now"

One campaign button entitled, "Nixon Now" dated 1972. This pin was sponsored by Paul Barrick, treasurer for the Committee to Re-Elect the President during the 1972 presidential election. Manufactured by CoadCo. The button has purple and red text on a...

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Screws from Bob Stone's leg

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[fragment of iron shell from a cannonball]

One side is round and would likely be part of the outside of a cannonball. It is likely the piece of shell that was stuck in George Clapp's right arm, wounding him.

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[pocketknife]

Navy blue handle. It has only one blade tucked into it.

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