Spanish Civil War Postcard 049

Item

Front of postcard (recto). Image of cartoon soldiers shooting weapons and throwing grenades out of a window. The street is filled with tanks, soldiers, smoke, and explosions. In the background, there are some wrecked buildings.
Back of postcard (verso). Image of a page with text. Full text includes "184 Rebels Trapped in Lerida by Ruse Early on March 31, 1938, a Rebel advance guard of African Moors had reached the western outskirts of Lerida. At dawn the Rebels ordered fifty tanks into the city and their crews sent back word that the Government forces had fled. A Rebel air squadron flew over the city without drawing fire. The Rebel infantry then decided it was safe to march into the main square. Suddenly a signal was given and 15,000 Loyalists hidden in the buildings opened fire from windows, doorways and alleys upon the incredulous Rebels! Hand grenades, machine guns and anti-tank guns contributed to the slaughter! A couple of squadrons of Loyalist fighting planes then zoomed into the air from a neighboring airdrome and soon were fighting Rebel planes in dog-fights over the city. The Rebels hurriedly withdrew and began a wide encircling maneuver, awaiting reinforcements. 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 049

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_000049
ALBA.242

Item sets

Spanish Civil War