Heroes of battle of Gettysburg paid tribute by surviving brothers-in-arms. Washington, D.C., May 30 (LOC) by The Library of Congress Via Flickr: See the full title below to learn about the unconventional (but pretty modern!) method of Memorial Day decorating that these Civil War veterans employed. Our question: Did they really open the windows to distribute the flowers?? This is one of several Memorial Day images featured in a recent Picture This blog post Remembering the Fallen in Photographs. -------- Harris & Ewing, photographer Heroes of battle of Gettysburg paid tribute by surviving brothers-in-arms. Washington, D.C., May 30, Although there are only a few of the boys in blue and gray left, two of them were strong enough today, Memorial Day, to drop flowers from the air on the Gettysburg battlefield to honor their comrades who lost their lives in this historic battle of the Civil War. Here we see, left to right: William H. Jackson, 95, of Washington, D.C., 5/30/38 1938 May 30. 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller Notes: • Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. • Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. • General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec Subjects: • United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.). Format: Glass negatives. Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hec.24682 Call Number: LC-H22-D- 4050
