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Photographer: Devry Becker Jones (CC0)
Taken: December 24, 2019
Caption:
Signage on the perimeter of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center | Additional Description:
Borden's Dream
Walter Reed General Hospital opened its doors on May 1, 1909, due to the tireless advocacy of Major William C. Borden, who dreamed of an Army medical center containing a hospital medical school, museum, and library.
Submitted: December 24, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p505937
File Size: 7.417 Megabytes
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