Spanish Civil War Postcard 104

Item

Front of postcard (recto). Image of two dead cartoon soldiers and an angel. The angel is approaching the bodies with a wreath extended. The angel wears a red hat and a red, yellow, and purple dress. On the upper left corner there is a circle labeled "Capitan D.Fermin Galán" with a portrait of a man. On the upper right corner, there is a circle labeled "Capitan D. Angel Garcia Hernandez" with a portrait of a man. The background shows rocks, mountains, and snow on the ground. On the right side, there is a black silhouette of soldiers standing. Full text includes "Capitan D.Fermin Galán Capitan D. Angel Garcia Hernandez".
Back of postcard (verso). Image of a page with text. Full text includes "Proclamación de la República Número 9 - Colección compuesta de 30 dibujos Ya en el polvorín de Fornillos, y ultimados todos los preparativos, los dos compañeros pidieron permiso para abrazarse por última vez, siendo este abrazo indescriptible de emoción. Sin vacilar fueron luego, con paso enérgico, a colocarse frente a los piquetes, sin permitir que se les vendaran los ojos, y a las tres y diez minuto-dieron la voz de fuego los oficiales cas yendo segadas por la metralla las vida-de dos jóvenes cuyos nombres irán grabados en letras de oro en la historia de España."

Title

Spanish Civil War Postcard 104

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_000104
ALBA.242

Item sets

Spanish Civil War