Talk about proving your mettle, US Congressional Gold Medal recipient Admiral Earnest Joseph King was a true all-American hero. Not surprisingly, he was given this card! With explosions blasting behind this impressive artistic rendering, Admiral King was one piece of original artwork in this historic series. The “Horrors of War” series was drawn by Charles Steinbacher, and produced by the appropriately named GUM, Inc. of Philadelphia, PA (a piece of gum, of course, was included in the package). Over 100 million Horrors of War cards were produced. All were produced from the series of original artwork pieces -- including this one. “To know the Horrors of War is to want Peace.” Those words were the slogan on the back of cards. Those words also told the frightening story of what these “cards of war” signified. This piece measures 5 1/2 x 8” (approx.) and consists of the heavy black ink piece of artboard as well as the color overlay on tracing paper. The adhesive and production art smudges and pencil markings are evident.