Safety first

British lion smiles as he holds the American flag, a ship can be seen in the distance. The cartoon is a reference to ships sailing under the American flag to prevent attacks from German submarine attacks.

Publication date: 1915-02-11

Size: 13 x 10.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations--German
• Submarine warfare--German--1910-1920
• Lions--1910-1920

Genre(s):

• Editorial cartoons
• Political cartoons

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Daily Tribune (February 11, 1915), Section One, p. 6

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952

Contributor(s):

• New York World