Spanish Civil War Postcard 020

Item

Front of postcard (recto). Image of a destroyed cartoon ship beginning to sink. The ship is covered in flames and smoke as it begins to tip over and sink. In the foreground, there is a rowboat with soldiers helping other soldiers climb aboard from the sea. In the background, there is another ship.
Back of postcard (verso). Image of a page with text. Full text includes "111 Loyalist and Rebels Meet in Sea Battle Early in the morning of March 6, 1938, a Loyalist fleet of four destroyers and two cruisers met a Rebel fleet of four destroyers and three cruisers 70 miles off the coast of Cartagena. The fierce battle was ended when a "tin fish" launched by one of the Loyalist ships caught the Baleares amidships. At dawn Government bombers roared low over the stricken boat and strafed her with bombs and machine gun fire. Some bombs fell close to a British rescue ship, Boreas, killing an English seaman. When the Baleares began to list British rescuers urged the Rebel crew to jump overboard; but over 500 of them were burned alive or blown to pieces when its munition magazine exploded and its oil tanks burst into flames. Those who slid down ropes into the icy waters or who had nerve enough to jump were picked up by other Rebel ships and British vessels of the Non-intervention Patrol. Many drowned. To know the horrors of war is to want peace. This is one of 240 True Stories of Modern Warfare. Save to get them all and compete for 1000 Cash Prizes. Ask your dealer. Copyright 1938, GUM, INC., Phila., Pa. Printed in U.S.A."

Title

Spanish Civil War Postcard 020

Rights

Because of the assembled nature of this collection, copyright status varies across the collection. Copyrights held by original creators of individual items in the collection are expected to pass into the public domain 120 years after their creation. Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA), were transferred to New York University in November 2000 by the ALBA Board of Governors. Permission to publish or reproduce ALBA materials must be secured from the Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives. For more information, contact tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu or 212-998-2630.

Type

Still Image

Creator

Tamiment Library

Date

c. 1936-1938
1980-2000s

Language

Spanish

Publisher

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Archive

Identifier

tw_scp_000020
ALBA.242

Item sets

Spanish Civil War