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Translated title: Slaughterhouse of high culture Nieuwe Amsterdammer (1915-1920)
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Netherlands Germany |
| Description | Poster shows caricatures of Woodrow Wilson speaking to Emperor Wilhelm who is dressed as a butcher in a stall offering meats for sale. Behind, hanging on hooks like sausages, are ships including the "Arabic" the "Lusitania" and the "Sussex;" a partial female human torso is on the closest hook the viewer. Wilson leans over the counter holding a sheet of paper "USA" at the top while his hand rests on the handle of a partially concealed [gun?] in his back pocket. The price list under the counter offers "Specialiteit" [specialties] including "Gerochter Belgisch, Rib a la Cavell, Servischer Tong, Zeppelin Gehak, Ubooten Spek" [Smoked Belgian, Cavell style ribs, Serbian tongue, Zeppelin ground meat and Submarine bacon]. Additional image dialogue caption reads: "Wilhelm: Alweer een nota? Wilson: Nee, nou een kwitantie, en straks, als je niet oppast, de sterke arm!" [Wilhelm says: Another note? Wilson answers: No, well a receipt , and soon, if you're not careful, the strong arm]. The SS Arabic was sunk by German torpedo off the coast of Ireland on August 19, 1915 on its way from Kinsale bound for the United States; The RMS Lusitania on voyage from New York was sunk by German submarine on May 7, 1915 off the coast of Ireland; on March 24, 1916, the SS Sussex was torpedoed by a German submarine on route from Folkestone, England to Dieppe, France. Each torpedo attack killed or injured many civilians of many nationalities. British nurse Edith Cavell was executed by a German firing squad in Brussels, Belgium on October 12, 1915. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Wilson, Woodrow,--1856-1924--Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Caricatures and cartoons--Netherlands--Specimens. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | William--II,--German Emperor,--1859-1941--Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Cavell, Edith,--1865-1915--Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Butchers--1910-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World War, 1914-1918--Atrocities--Germany. |
| Alternative Title | Slachterij der hochkultur |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
