Spanish Civil War Postcard 055

Item

Front of postcard (recto). Image of a cartoon city corner in ruins. There are two children, a man, and a horse dead on the ground. Pieces of furniture, a wagon, and other debris cover the ground. There are two destroyed buildings.
Back of postcard (verso). Image of a page with text. Full text includes "206 The Deserted Village When, on April 10, 1938, the Rebel offensive to end the Spanish war became a five-pronged fork which Generalissimo Franco jabbed into northeastern Spain, from the French frontier region to the middle eastern coast, it prodded thousands of frightened civilians to desert their homes and flee toward the French frontier. Franco's bombing planes bombarded the 24-mile strip of coast-line between Tortosa and Benicarlo in endless relays leaving a path of horror throughout the area. The picture shows one of the small towns in the section most recently bombed, now deserted by its once happy, thriving countrymen. Most of the buildings have been leveled to the street and several fleeing civilians were caught in the tumbling debris, including two children who met their deaths while attempting to save their toys. 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. Print in U.S.A."

Title

Spanish Civil War Postcard 055

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_000055
ALBA.242

Item sets

Spanish Civil War