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Red Cross parade, May 1918, marching past White House, [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Print

Red Cross parade, May 1918, marching past White House, [Washington, D.C.], 1918 May. — historic photograph
Red Cross parade, May 1918, marching past White House, [Washington, D.C.], 1918 May.. Historic photograph from the Washington DC collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures Red Cross parade, May 1918, marching past White House, [Washington, D.C.] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Red Cross parade, May 1918, marching past White House, [Washington, D.C.]

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A Red Cross parade moving past the White House in May 1918 sets this view apart from other street scenes of wartime Washington. The American Red Cross recruited large numbers of volunteers during the First World War, and its marches and fundraising drives drew crowds to the capital's main avenues. The picture comes from the National Photo Company, a commercial studio that recorded Washington street life and public events in the early twentieth century. It survives as a glass negative, and its surface shows streaks and other blemishes from natural deterioration of the original coating.

Created / published1918 May.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,938 × 4,278 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257461

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