American victims of the LUSITANIA, May 27?, 1915 – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of American victims of the LUSITANIA, May 27?, 1915. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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American victims of the LUSITANIA, May 27?, 1915
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The caption identifies this picture as a record of American victims of the Lusitania, and its card is tagged with the U.S. flag. The British liner was torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915, and nearly 1,200 people died, including 128 Americans. The sinking pressed the United States toward entering the First World War and sharpened debate over submarine attacks on passenger ships. The print belongs to the George Grantham Bain Collection, whose news photographs were often rushed into newspapers within days of the events they showed.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: WWI; Ships--Disasters; Ships--LUSITANIA; Flags, U.S. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,032 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156404 |
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