An Unsettling and Sexist 1941 Postcard

Today is the 99th anniversary of the Grand Canyon becoming a national park, so I was searching for some fun vintage GT postcards to commemorate the occasion. There are tons.

But my image quest also turned up this disturbing postcard depicting a U.S. soldier abusing his power and using a violent tool to harass a woman. Shit like this informed generations of American men, teaching them such behavior was A-OK in the U.S.A.

[Via Tattered and Lost Ephemera.]

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