Cuban Consul General Who Was Rescued from Lusitania
5/24/1915
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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 text for this photograph reads; Cuban consul General who was rescued from Lusitania. Julian de Avala, in a bath robe which he had to use. He was rescued almost naked.
The original text for this photograph reads; Cuban consul General who was rescued from Lusitania. Julian de Avala, in a bath robe which he had to use. He was rescued almost naked.
This primary source comes from the Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs.
National Archives Identifier: 45555928
Full Citation: Photograph 165-WW-537F-24; U-Boat Victims - Lusitania; 5/24/1915; 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/cuban-consul-lusitania, October 13, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
