Coffins of the Victims of the Lusitania
5/1915
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The RMS Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-Boat (submarine) on Friday, May 7, 1915, eleven miles off of the coast of Ireland. Among the dead were at least 120 Americans. The sinking of the Lusitania helped to turn public opinion against Germany in America. The United States formally entered WWI two years later.
The original caption for this photograph reads: Coffins of the victims of the Lusitania sunk by a German submarine on May 6, 1915 in the streets of Queenstown, Ireland. May 1915.
The original caption for this photograph reads: Coffins of the victims of the Lusitania sunk by a German submarine on May 6, 1915 in the streets of Queenstown, Ireland. May 1915.
This primary source comes from the Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs.
National Archives Identifier: 45555898
Full Citation: Photograph 165-WW-537F-9; U-Boat Victims - Lusitania; 5/1915; U-Boat Victims - Lusitania; American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 - 1918; Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, Record Group 165; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/coffins-lusitania-victims, December 5, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
