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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Coca-Cola Aircraft Spotter Playing Cards (World War II)
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0634
- Creators:
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Coca-Cola Company
- Dates:
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[ca. 1940s]
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.05 Cubic feet(1 folder)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This set of aircraft spotter playing cards was issued by the Coca-Cola Company during World War II. The back of the box ( and the back of all of the cards) is a Coca-Cola advertisement, showing an illustration of an uniformed girl with radio headset holding a bottle of Coca-Cola. The front side of the cards include World War II aircraft from Germany, Italy, Japan, Great Britain, and the United States. According to the information card, these cards were prepared by Coke to "assist you in learning the characteristics of United Nations and Enemy Aircraft."
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Photo prints also available.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found in collection, unknown, unknown, XXXX-0634, unknown
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
More Information
General
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Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Airplanes -- Recognition | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Airplanes | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Playing cards | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| World War, 1939-1945 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Playing cards -- Art | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Playing cards | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Coca-Cola Company | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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