Wallet Card with some c. 1980 paper signage

Ten years ago, I posted about finding a paper ad for a 1976 anti-apartheid rally at the Herald Square subway station. It is in the space for billboards but there was no billboard at the time. I mentioned in that post reading about others finding a similar ad for a 1980 anti-nuclear contest but it wasn't visible when I went.

I happened to be in that station this week, and several billboards spaces were empty. I found the remains of the anti-apartheid rally sign, sadly now mostly gone. However, I did find the 1980 anti-nuclear contest signs! It was pretty amazing to come up out of the subway and have these staring me in the face when I got to the top of the stairs. Was worth missing my LIRR train to find them, and walk around the station looking for more.

These were posted on two advertising panels next to each other; between them you can see what the original ad looked like. Don McLean is the only name I recognized. There's a program from the concert currently available on eBay.

Between the two panels was a glimpse of another, presumably older, advertisement. All that can be seen is a horse, and "March 20-2?" Presumably this was some time before 1980. March would be very early for horse racing, at least in New York.

There were also these on another panel. It seems to be some kind of anti-imperialist and socialist protest of the government of Argentina. It mentions General Videla, who was the President of that country from 1976 to 1981.