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''Rescued'' from icy depths. The Baltimore chapter of the American Red Cross found the ice of Lake Roland thick enough yesterday for the first time in six years to demonstrate techniques of saving people from freezing water

Wirephoto published in the Tribune newspaper in 1977. Purchased by David Hurn from MMG Photo Archives.

Full title: ''Rescued'' from icy depths. The Baltimore chapter of the American Red Cross found the ice of Lake Roland thick enough yesterday for the first time in six years to demonstrate techniques of saving people from freezing water. In the staging, city policemen and rangers from the Maryland State Department of Forests and Parks acted as rescuers of Shirley Grimes, a Red Cross worker, and Gary Kerr, a volunteer.

Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 57349

Creation/Production

GARRETT Clarence
Tribune Newspaper
Date: 1977 –

Acquisition

Gift, 25/4/2017
Donated by David Hurn, 2017

Measurements

h(cm) image size:20.7
h(cm)
w(cm) image size:15.3
w(cm)
h(cm) paper size:23.2
w(cm) paper size:17.8

Techniques

Wirephoto

Material

Newsprint

Location

In store
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