Booty - Drawing. Public domain image.
Summary
A mustachioed man labelled Germany dressed as a pirate, hauls a sack, labelled "Disrespect of the World," on his shoulders from the ocean, while the Lusitania sinks in the distance. He also carries tiny bundles marked "Nil" and "Military Advantage" and a sword dripping with blood.
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Signed, lower right: Clubb 15 / [club logogram].
Title inscribed in pencil below image.
Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1974; (DLC/PP-1974:232.918)
The cartoon reflects outrage over the German sinking of the British passenger liner Lusitania, on May 7, 1915 which killed 1,195 persons, including 128 American citizens.
Published in: The Rochester Herald, May 11, 1915.
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Date
01/01/1915
Contributors
Clubb, John Scott, 1875-1934, artist
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication. No renewal in Copyright Office.