Red Cross Volunteers

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

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This photograph, taken in Greenfield, Massachusetts, of two female workers for the Red Cross, illustrates the role some American women assumed during World War I. Volunteers and employees of the Red Cross supplied sewn and knitted clothing, rolled bandages for the wounded, and raised funds for medical supplies with mobile “WAR FUND” carts like the one shown in the photograph.

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Item typeDocumentary Photograph
PhotographerUnidentified
Datecirca 1918
PlaceGreenfield, Massachusetts
TopicMilitary, Wars, Battles
Medical, Health, Disease
EraGreat Depression and World War II, 1929–1945
EventWorld War I. 1914–1918
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography
Dimension detailsHeight: 2.87 in Width: 3.87 in
Catalog #1996.12.2859
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Red Cross Volunteers. Photograph. ca. 1918. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1996-12-2859/. Accessed on December 9, 2024.

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