Spanish Civil War Postcard 040

Item

Front of postcard (recto). Image of cartoon soldiers putting papers into a missile or rocket. In the background, there are explosions with papers flying out of them. Another soldier watches the two packing papers.
Back of postcard (verso). Image of a page with text. Full text includes "160 Setting Off Propaganda in Spain The Spanish Civil War has made great use of propaganda, and several new devices have been invented to disseminate it. The propaganda rocket has been used effectively by both sides. A rocket with a range of a mile and a half scatters as many as 1000 leaflets at a time; and there are also in use German vans with sound equipment, six loud speakers, and cable three-quarters of a mile long for the purpose of propagandizing the enemy. The rocket is more effective because it travels farther and the written word as a rule has more weight than the spoken. The picture shows soldiers behind the Rebels' lines in February, 1938, loading a rocket with its cargo of propaganda circulars. Others are seen exploding in the distance and dropping their loads over the Loyalist lines...effective, but not deadly. 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 040

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_000040
ALBA.242

Item sets

Spanish Civil War