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| Picture No | 10588079 |
| Date | 7 May 1915 |
| Description | The sinking of the 'Lusitania' by a German submarine 1915 |
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The giant cunard liner, 'Lusitania', in the First World War, was attacked by a German U-boat on 7 May 1915 and sank in 18 minutes killing 1198 people. The front cover of ‘The Sphere,’ drawn by Fortunio Matania with the assistance of eye-witnesses, showing rescuers pulling passengers from the cold sea onto rowing boats
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| Source | Front cover Illustration by Fortunio Matania drawn by eye-witnesses in ‘The Sphere’, 15 May 1915 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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