A godsend to lost wayfarers in the Alps : hospice monk with St. Bernard

An Agustininan monk from the Great St Bernard Hospice holds the forelegs of Lion, a St. Bernard dog, standing on his hind legs.

Publication date: 1928-01-15

Size: 12.5 x 10 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Bourg-Saint-Pierre (Switzerland)

Subject(s):

• St. Bernards (Dogs)--Switzerland--Bourg-Saint-Pierre--1920-1930
• Working dogs--Switzerland--Bourg-Saint-Pierre--1920-1930
• Hospice du Grand-St-Bernard (Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Switzerland)
• Monks--Switzerland--Bourg-Saint-Pierre--1920-1930

Genre(s):

• Photographs

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 Sunday Tribune (January 15, 1928), Picture Section, p. 12

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Pacific and Atlantic Photos, Inc.