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- Description:
- April 1919 issue of the newsletter of the Detroit Chapter of the American Red Cross. This issues includes stories on an exhibit of children's crafts in the basement of the Detroit Museum of Art, a penpal program between Detroit children and orphans in France and Belgium, a clothing drive undertaken by the chapter, and the canteen program,
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Medical/Dental/Pharmaceutical
- Description:
- World War I poster with the messages, "Motherless Fatherless Starving," and "How Much To Save These Little Lives?" The poster shows a color drawing of a Red Cross nurse who is tending to a group of small children. The artist's last name, "Crisp," can be seen near the center left edge of the drawing. A Red Cross is shown at the bottom of the poster along with printed text that shows "War Fund Week, One Hundred Million Dollars, May 20th - 27th." Small printed text in the lower right corner shows "Form N.Y. 20, Second War Fund."
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Military
- Description:
- One World War I poster entitled "Answer the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call" with the added slogan, "All you need is a heart and a dollar." The poster is printed in color ink on white paper and was drawn by the artist, Ray Greenleaf. It shows a winter scene that consists of a house with a snow-covered roof and chimney smoke. The house is shown on a slope beside a fir tree. Text in the lower left corner shows "Niagara Litho. Co., Buffalo-New York." Text in the lower right corner shows "Ray Greenleaf, Committee on Public Information, Division of Pictorial Publicity" and "Copyright 1918 - American Red Cross."
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Military
- Description:
- One World War I poster with the message, "Have you A Red Cross Service Flag?" The poster is printed in color ink on white paper and was drawn by the artist, Jessie Willcox Smith. It shows a picture of a young girl who is placing a Red Cross sign in a window beneath a Christmas wreath. Text in the lower left corner shows "Copyright, The American Red Cross." Text in the lower right corner shows "Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co., Chicago."
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Military
- Description:
- World War I poster with the messages, "Motherless Fatherless Starving," and "How Much To Save These Little Lives?" The poster shows a color drawing of a Red Cross nurse who is tending to a group of small children. The artist's last name, "Crisp," can be seen near the center left edge of the drawing. A Red Cross is shown at the bottom of the poster along with printed text that shows "War Fund Week, One Hundred Million Dollars, May 20th - 27th." Small printed text in the lower right corner shows "Form N.Y. 20, Second War Fund."
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Military
- Description:
- June 1, 1918 issue of the newsletter of the Detroit Chapter of the American Red Cross. This issues includes stories on a Red Cross fundraiser's success, the need for knitters and sweaters, and photos of a Red Cross parade on Woodward Avenue.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Medical/Dental/Pharmaceutical
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting members of the Red Cross on parade, with a large crowd of spectators. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 21, 1920.
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Membership card affirming that Clara Barton is an "Enrolled Suffragist" in Michigan. The card bears Barton's name, and lists her address as "Washington." It was issued on October 2, 1902, and was signed by Clara B. Arthur in the "Obtained by" field. "I believe that Women should be Enfranchised," is printed beneath the header.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph of Elizabeth N. Balch posed in a Red Cross nurse uniform at the Fort Street Union Depot beside the Red Cross Canteen railroad car, which was a gift the Wabash Railroad, and the Michigan branch of the American Red Cross.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Medical/Dental/Pharmaceutical
- Description:
- Sheet of ten Red Cross Christmas Seals with a half-folded explanatory sheet. The stamps are printed with an image of Liberty holding a torch and shield, below a pattern of mistletoe and the Red Cross symbol. The sheet explains the stamps are a reward for involvement in the organization's Christmas Roll Call, and contains information on tuberculosis, some geared toward dealing with infected soldiers.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Medical/Dental/Pharmaceutical
