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His Disguised Handwriting Actually Betrayed Swimming Pool Manager..., from the "America Salutes the FBI – Heroes of the Law" series (R701-6), issued by Bowman Gum Company

1949

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Trade card from the "America Salutes the FBI – Heroes of the Law" series (R701-6), issued by Bowman Gum Company in 1949. This 36-card set depicts famous cases and arrests, with details and text supplied by "G-Men Detective Magazine."

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Title: His Disguised Handwriting Actually Betrayed Swimming Pool Manager..., from the "America Salutes the FBI – Heroes of the Law" series (R701-6), issued by Bowman Gum Company

Publisher: Issued by Bowman Gum Company

Date: 1949

Medium: Commercial color lithograph

Dimensions: Sheet: 2 1/16 × 2 1/2 in. (5.2 × 6.3 cm)

Classifications: Prints, Ephemera

Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick

Accession Number: 63.350.329.701-6.19

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