Spanish Civil War Postcard 031

Item

Front of postcard (recto). Image of a cartoon city street under attack. There are several explosions in the image with people running in different directions to avoid them. One explosion is on top of a bus. In the background, there are two buildings. One building has a sign labeled "Cine Del" (part of the sign is covered by an explosion). In the foreground, a man pulls his daughter away from the crowd and explosions. Full text includes "Cine Del".
Back of postcard (verso). Image of a page with text. Full text includes "137 Movie-Crowds are Caught by Rebel Shells The day after Christmas, 1937, Spanish Insurgent artillery batteries subjected the city of Madrid to the most prolonged bombardment of the War. The projectiles partially wrecked two large movie theaters and tore into a line of ticket buyers at one, killing and wounding women and children. Three persons were killed and eight badly maimed when a shell scored a direct hit on a trolley car in this same section where most of the Rebel fire was aimed. The next day the shelling continued. one shell shattering the 70-year old "Big Ben" clock, in the Ministry of Home Affairs Building, where Madrilenos customarily assembled on New Year's Eve to greet the new year by eating a raisin with each stroke of the great clock's bells. Over 400 shells poured into the city during a 48-hour period, causing great destruction and loss of life. 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 031

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_000031
ALBA.242

Item sets

Spanish Civil War