Two torpedoes sink Lusitania
Subject(s): Civilian war casualties, Lusitania (Steamship), Passenger ships, Presidents, Torpedoes, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, World War (1914-1918)
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Headline from the newspaper The World announcing the ship Lusitania was sunk by two torpedoes with a loss of 1,446 lives. President Woodrow Wilson is in stunned seclusion.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1915-05-08
Creator(s)
World (New York, N.Y. : 1860-1931)
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Two torpedoes sink Lusitania. [May 8, 1915]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282684. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
World (New York, N.Y. : 1860-1931). Two torpedoes sink Lusitania. [8 May. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282684.
APA:
World (New York, N.Y. : 1860-1931)., [1915, May 8]. Two torpedoes sink Lusitania.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282684.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
