Happiest Day in His Life. Three hours before this picture was snapped, this little Albanian boy of Tirana was a symphony of rags and vermin. Then came his turn at the showers of the Red Cross relief station where plenty of soap, and kindly nurses were responsible for a marvelous transformation. Next in order was a visit to the Junior Red Cross clothing room in the dispensary. Here the little fellow was dressed in the clothing he is wearing in this photo. It was the first complete outfit he had ever owned and he confided to the nurses, through interpreters, that "this is the happiest day of my life"
Summary
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC Paris Office.
Group title: Children-Albania.
On caption card: (1/2136)
Used in: Junior Red Cross, exclusive June 10, 1920.
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 12
Tags
Date
01/01/1920
Location
albania
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "American National Red Cross photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/717_anrc.html