Collection:
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Item No:
PIXC00024
Title:
Death
Caption Title or Work Name:
11/24/1914
Source:
Print and Picture Collection
Media Type:
Cartoons (Commentary)
Creators:
- Richards, Frederick T. (1864-1921) - Artist
Creation Year:
1914
Publication Date:
11/24/1914
Creation Place:
State/Province: Pennsylvania
Country: United States
Notes:
Published shortly after the First Battle of the Marne during World War One, this cartoon shows the figure of Death tracing a path through France with crossed swords. A German invasion from the unexpected direction of the North was met by French and British forces at the Marne River. By the end of the battle the invasion was halted though both sides would become mired in trench warfare. In the cartoon Death is indicating this new and costly front of the war.
Source:
First Battle of the Marne. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/365968/First-Battle-of-the-Marne
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