Spanish Civil War Postcard 041

Item

Front of postcard (recto). Image of two cartoon soldiers on horses. One of the men holds a piece of paper and points straight ahead. Behind them, there is a unit or battalion marching forward. In the background, there are more horses and an explosion on a hill.
Back of postcard (verso). Image of a page with text. Full text includes "161 Franco Assumes Personal Command Near Lerida Generalissimo Francisco Franco, leader of the Insurgent forces, assumed personal command of his armies closing in on Lerida on March 30, 1938. Lerida was the key to the Government capital Barcelona, eighty miles to the east. His main body of troops were reported at the outskirts of the city on the highway from Fraga, and, at this juncture, the Insurgent Chieftain threw other units forward in sweeping movements designed to encircle Lerida, now virtually deserted by its civilian population. There were scenes of confusion about this key city. Abandoned military equipment and dead bodies littered the roads. (Franco has been in command of the Rebel forces since July 17, 1936. On that date, Rebel Leader General Sanjurjo died in an airplane crash and General Franco who had been his understudy flew to Seville to take up the reins.) 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 041

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_000041
ALBA.242

Item sets

Spanish Civil War