Spanish Civil War Postcard 057

Item

Front of postcard (recto). Image of a group of cartoon soldiers on horseback under fire. There are several soldiers on the ground. Three soldiers ride on horses. One soldier begins to fall as his horse hits the ground. In the background, there are mountains and canons. The soldiers ride through a green hilly area. There are three explosions in the image.
Back of postcard (verso). Image of a page with text. Full text includes "209 Rebel Cavalry Commander Killed in Action In a determined Rebel drive to take Tortosa, on April 19, 1938, Colonel Cebollino, commander of the Second Insurgent Calvary Division, was wounded by the incessant Loyalist machine-gun fire, just west of the city, and he died soon after of his injuries. The deadly fire swept horse and rider to the ground as he was approaching the Ebro River to join other divisions attempting to lash pontoon bridges across the turbulent waters. Government militia posted on the left bank kept up a steady rain of bullets which effectively halted the Rebel advance and prevented them from crossing to Tortosa. Unable to crack the Government defenses at this juncture, the Insurgents abandoned their offensive here and drove southward along the Mediterranean Coast toward Castellon and Valencia. 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 057

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_000057
ALBA.242

Item sets

Spanish Civil War