Mosinee Goes Communist for a Day: Propaganda Films | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Mosinee Goes Communist for a Day: Propaganda Films

Mosinee Goes Communist for a Day: Propaganda Films | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Caption reads: "Simulated Communist Control-The local movie theater is seized by Communist authorities and pictures confiscated with Communist dominated films substituted. Armed guard stands at entrance." Caption on back is a newspaper clipping that reads: "Moving picture films at the Mosinee theater were confiscated and the Communists replaced them with their own propaganda films. Sentinel photo."

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Caption reads: "Simulated Communist Control-The local movie theater is seized by Communist authorities and pictures confiscated with Communist dominated films substituted. Armed guard stands at entrance." Caption on back is a newspaper clipping that reads: "Moving picture films at the Mosinee theater were confiscated and the Communists replaced them with their own propaganda films. Sentinel photo."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:145446
Creation Date: 05 01 1950
Creator Name:International News Photos
City:Mosinee
County:Marathon
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Mosinee Mock Communist Takeover Photograph Collection
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:M2019-069
Original Dimensions:8.25 x 10 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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SUBJECTS
Theaters
Motion picture theaters
Uniforms
Firearms
Men
Outdoor photography
Communism
Signs and signboards
Propaganda
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