Photograph of the 'Lusitania', 'a floating palace', torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat on May 7th 1915 with the loss of 1200 lives. As well as carrying a large cargo of munitions, the passengers included 100 neutral Americans. The incident was to play a part in bringing the United States into World War I. Date: May 15th 1915.

Photograph of the 'Lusitania', 'a floating palace',  torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat on May 7th 1915 with the loss of 1200 lives.  As well as carrying a large cargo of munitions, the passengers included 100 neutral Americans.  The incident was to play a part in bringing the United States into World War I.     Date: May 15th 1915. Stock Photo
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Chronicle / Alamy Stock Photo

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2M3JPJ5

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69.3 MB (1.7 MB Compressed download)

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5625 x 4304 px | 47.6 x 36.4 cm | 18.8 x 14.3 inches | 300dpi

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23 February 2010

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Chronicle

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