Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Card, Playing |
Catalog Number |
2009.8 |
Date |
ca. 2003 |
Material(s) |
Paper/Plastic |
Description |
These playing cards are marked "Iraqi "Most Wanted". Part a) is the deck of fifty-two cards. They are rectangular with rounded corners and have a desert camouflage pattern on the back. The fronts have the four suits (spades, clubs, diamonds and hearts) with numbers. There are also images on the cards which are photographs of Iraqi party leaders including Sadam Hussein (Ace of Spades) that disappeared after invasion of Iraq in 2003. The cards have either photographs or a silhouette with a name and a political position inscribed beneath. Part b) is the card case. It is a clear plastic case that is rectangular with rounded corners. It is hinged on the right side with the left side containing the closure. There is an inscription on the back. Inside the case there are four tabs that hold the cards in place. |
Notes |
The Iraqi, "Most Wanted" cards were handed out to the US and allied troops serving in Iraq as part of the Global War on Terror. The donor was a student at Marshall University (Huntington, WV) when he purchased these cards because of an intellectual interest in the events unfolding with the war in Iraq. While at Marshall, he was involved with the anti-war movement and was the Executive Director of a social justice and anti-war group on campus called M*A*P*S (Marshall Action for Peaceful Solutions). |
Collection |
Tony Curtis Collection |
Event |
Iraq War |
People |
Curtis, Tony Hussein, Saddam |
Subjects |
Playing cards War War crimes War effort Wanted posters |
Search Terms |
Global War on Terrorism Operation Iraqi Freedom US Army Global War on Terror (G.W.O.T.) |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |