Decoration Day Service, May 1919, American Red Cross Auditorium Savenay, France

Photograph

Living History Museum

1997.244.146

Name/Title

Decoration Day Service, May 1919, American Red Cross Auditorium Savenay, France

Entry/Object ID

1997.244.146

Description

Interior view of Red Cross Auditorium in Savenay, France, showing nurses and other uniformed personnel seated facing a stage where nurses stand under an American flag. Wooden trusses support the roof; the rear wall is made of sheets of corrugated metal. The nurses are participating in the Decoration Day Service, May 30, 1919.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Silver Print

Acquisition

Accession

1997.244

Acquisition Method

Found in Collections

Made/Created

Date made

May 30, 1919

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

verso

Transcription

Auditorium, Decoration Day Services

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Image size

Height

4-3/4 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Dimension Description

Paper size

Height

5 in

Width

7 in

Created By

khammerstrom@umaryland.edu

Create Date

January 29, 2025

Updated By

khammerstrom@umaryland.edu

Update Date

January 30, 2025