Fight Communism
- Title
- Fight Communism
- Abstract
- Poster stamps like these (see also: Dump Lindsay) are precursors to modern stickers. Although carrying no monetary value, conservative activists would often affix them to letters, postcards, and flyers as a way of advocating their causes. This example showcases two of the most common icons that conservatives used to evoke American pride: the United States flag and the Statue of Liberty. In this ca se, the flagpole doubles as a spear, piercing the communist “snake within our borders” as the Statue of Liberty towers above it, visually suggesting the power of the United States to defeat its enemies.
- Collection Name
- Group Research, Inc. Records
- Archival Context
- Series II: Topical Files. Box no. 407, Folder no. Right Wing -- Miscellaneous
- Format
- printed ephemera
- Genre
- printed ephemera
- Origin Information
- 1955
- Date
- [between 1955 and 1996]; Date based on the earliest and latest dates of the Group Research, Inc. records collection.
- Note (Date)
- Date based on the earliest and latest dates of the Group Research, Inc. records collection.
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Also In
- Choosing sides
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8ZK6TMV