#9 Ministerio de Instrucción Pública, Colonia no 10, Elda (Alicante). [Two good friends, Health, Long live the Republic, Paco Lariego].

Bold ink lines and soft washes of color give this sheet the feel of a schoolroom drawing carefully saved as a keepsake. A young figure strides forward carrying a rectangular parcel marked “Viva la República,” while above him an airplane glides across the page under the handwritten phrase “Dos buenos amigos” and the word “Salud.” The composition mixes childlike simplicity with deliberate symbolism, turning everyday motion into a small political and social statement.

The title anchors it to Elda (Alicante) and to the “Ministerio de Instrucción Pública,” and the circular stamp reading “Colonia nº 10” reinforces its institutional context. Handwritten notes—“Paco Lariego” and the word “joven”—suggest authorship or dedication rather than a formal caption, hinting at a personal voice within an organized educational setting. As an artifact, it sits at the intersection of classroom culture, civic messaging, and the visual language of the Spanish Republic.

Details like the plane, the parcel, and the emphatic slogans invite close looking for what children were taught to admire, repeat, and imagine. For readers interested in Spanish Civil War-era ephemera, republican propaganda imagery, or the history of education in Alicante province, this piece offers a compelling window into how politics entered everyday creativity. Its worn paper and confident strokes preserve not only an image, but a mood—optimistic, insistent, and made to be remembered.