Title
Why the Lusitania Broke the Record
Subject
McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949
Political cartoons
Baseball game
Lusitania (Steamship)
Speed record holders
Speed records
Ships
Steamboats
Atlantic Ocean
Description
A man rushes into the Turbine Steamship Company's office offering $1 million if they could take him across the Atlantic Ocean in four days. The second panel shows him asking the captain about the boat's arrival time. The third panel shows the man jumping from the ship on to a private tug boat which will take him to a private training waiting on the dock. The final panel shows him standing on the back of the bleachers at a crowded baseball game yelling, "Go ahead, we're all here."
The R.M.S. Lusitania was the largest ship in the world when she set sail in 1907. Equipped with new turbine engines, the Lusitania and her sister ship, the R.M.S. Mauretania, broke the record for crossing the Atlantic several times during 1907. The R.M.S. Lusitania ultimately sank at the hands of a German U-boat in 1915.
The R.M.S. Lusitania was the largest ship in the world when she set sail in 1907. Equipped with new turbine engines, the Lusitania and her sister ship, the R.M.S. Mauretania, broke the record for crossing the Atlantic several times during 1907. The R.M.S. Lusitania ultimately sank at the hands of a German U-boat in 1915.
Creator
McCutcheon, John T.
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
n.d.
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
400988
John T. McCutcheon Collection
Original Format
political cartoon
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
51 x 37 cm