1954 Bowman "Power for Peace" Military Trading Cards – Lot of 9 – USS Nautilus Atomic Submarine – Nike Guided Missile – Viking Rocket – 75mm Recoilless Rifle – Tracked Weasel

Nine cards from Bowman's 1954 "Power for Peace" series — the Cold War in cardboard. Every front is a colourized official U.S. service photograph, and every back tells the story in that earnest 1954 voice, from the atomic submarine USS Nautilus ("the first nuclear-powered submarine, very recently launched at Groton, Connecticut") to the Nike guided missile standing guard at White Sands and the 7½-ton Viking rocket that hit 3,900 mph over New Mexico. Korean War-era gear throughout: Marines firing a 75mm recoilless rifle, a tracked "Weasel" hauling ammo through the mud, giant Signal Corps telescopic cameras, and an Air Force weather station tracking balloons. All nine are different cards from the 96-card set.

Details
Series: "Power for Peace" — Bowman, printed in U.S.A., 1954 (backs marked © B.G.H.L.I.); 96-card set; fronts are official Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Defense Department photographs
Quantity: 9 cards, all different
Cards included (number and title as printed on the backs):
No. 4 — One-Eyed Photographic Giant (100-inch long-range Signal Corps camera, Fort Monmouth, N.J.)
No. 14 — No Kick Here! (Marines firing the 75mm recoilless rifle)
No. 22 — Ammo Movers (Marines moving supplies by tracked "Weasel")
No. 61 — Guided Missile "Nike" (Nike surface-to-air missile on its launcher, White Sands Proving Ground, N.M.)
No. 63 — Large and Heavy—But Light! (self-propelled 155mm howitzer tested at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md.)
No. 66 — Weather Station (U.S. Air Force Weather Service balloon tracking)
No. 70 — 140 Miles Up! (huge telescopic camera on a 40mm gun platform, Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.)
No. 74 — 7½ Ton Missile Makes 3900 MPH (Viking-9 rocket, White Sands, 1951)
No. 93 — Atomic Submarine—USS Nautilus (first nuclear-powered submarine, launched at Groton, Connecticut)
Age/Era: 1954
Materials: Printed card stock
Completeness: 9 cards from the 96-card set, as listed
Functionality: Collectible military non-sport trading cards; sold raw and ungraded
Included: 9 x Power for Peace cards as listed above

Condition
Mid-grade vintage condition, sold exactly as pictured — please judge the grade from the photos. All nine cards are complete with bright fronts and clean, fully readable backs. Expect corner and edge wear, light toning, creasing across the Weather Station card, and a surface crease line on the Viking rocket card. No card is torn, written on, or missing a piece. Ungraded and unslabbed.

Pickup and Shipping Information
Local pickup in Saskatoon is available by arrangement, and cash is accepted at pickup.
Shipping is available throughout Canada and the United States, calculated at checkout by the total weight of your order (Canada from $5, US from $18 — full rate chart in the shipping policy). Oversized items may be quoted separately.
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