Sujet
The sinking of the 'Lusitania', May 1915
Légende
The sinking of the 'Lusitania', May 1915, (1935). 'On May 7, the Lusitania was torpedoed by a German submarine off the south of Ireland; 1198 persons lost their lives. This pictures shows only a small portion of the anxious crowds that gathered outside the Cuard Offices in London'. Although unarmed, she was carrying munitions. The sinking presaged the United States declaration of war on Germany two years later. From "The Silver Jubilee Book - The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures". [Odhams Press Ltd., London, 1935]
Date
1935
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19F23_489
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
64,6Mo (1,9Mo) / 47,4cm x 34,2cm / 5597 x 4035 (300dpi)