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Red cross workers in front of a tent during the funeral of Will Rogers at Forest Lawn, Glendale, 1935

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Title: Red cross workers in front of a tent during the funeral of Will Rogers at Forest Lawn, Glendale, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued: August 22, 1935
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Red Cross workers in front of a tent ready to provide first aid to mourners during the funeral of Will Rogers at Forest Lawn. The tent is located outside the the entrance gate at 1712 S. Glendale Ave.
A similar photograph appears in the Los Angeles Times, 8/23/1935, with the caption: "World Pays Solemn Homage to Will Rogers in Final Rites at Forest Lawn; Red Cross attendants revive a mourner who fainted."
Text from negative sleeve: Will Rogers Funeral, 8/22/35. 1619 NITRATE, 1 of 2. Aug. 27, 1935, 9 negs.
Handwritten on negative: First aid, 8-22-35, Will Rogers Funeral
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_0014
ark:/21198/zz002d96hr
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Events
Funeral rites & ceremonies--California--Glendale
Forest Lawn--Glendale (Cemetery : Glendale, Calif.)
Rogers, Will, 1879-1935
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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