Living cross greets the sunrise

This photograph was taken at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C., as 500 uniformed Red Cross workers, army nurses, and men from the army medical department form the design of a red and white cross. A crowd of ten thousand witnesses the event.

Publication date: 1928-04-22

Size: 9.7 x 14.3 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: sepia

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Washington (D.C.)

Subject(s):

• Crosses--1920-1930
• Religious processions--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930
• Walter Reed Army Hospital (Washington, D.C.)

Genre(s):

• Formation photographs
• News photographs
• 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 (April 22, 1928), p. 6

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Pacific and Atlantic Photos, Inc.