Spanish Civil War Postcard 038

Item

Front of postcard (recto). Image of a destroyed cartoon classroom or space with dead bodies scattered throughout. There is furniture tipped over with bodies caught between. In the background, there are other buildings that show through the wrecked walls.
Back of postcard (verso). Image of a page with text. Full text includes "158 Planes Dump Explosives in Lerida School On November 3, 1937, nine tri-motored planes roared over the Catalan city, Lerida, and dropped bombs on the civilian population. Flying over a school near closing time the dumped their explosives on the roof of the school building, trapping teachers and pupils in the midst of their lessons. After the raiders had dropped their deadly bombs, they flew low over the city, according to the Government report, and machine-gunned many panic-stricken residents in the streets. More than fifty maimed and shattered bodies of children were removed from the school after the raid and rescue squads searched bomb-shattered buildings for additional victims. Hospitals were filled with injured men, women and children. A Government communique called it a "criminal and vicious attack on a civilian population." 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 038

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_000038
ALBA.242

Item sets

Spanish Civil War