An American military funeral in Belast, Ireland. On Oct. 11, twelve American soldiers, victims of the Otranto and also several pneumonia cases, were buried in the City Cemetary. British soldiers formed the guard of honor for the coffins, as they were carried through the principal streets of Belfast. The photograph shows the procession entering the gates of the cemetary
Summary
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: A.R.C. London.
Group title: Otranto Disaster.
Data: International Film Service Com. Mountain Div. 4/1919.
On caption card: 11 October, 22 November 1918, date received.
Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc
Temp note: Batch 21
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american red cross
ireland
belfast
glass negatives
photo
twelve american soldiers
british soldiers
city cemetary
american
pneumonia cases
cemetary
ultra high resolution
high resolution
world war i
wwi
ww 1
funeral procession
library of congress
united kingdom
Date
01/01/1918
Location
belfast
Source
Library of Congress
Link
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No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "American National Red Cross photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/717_anrc.html