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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:
- 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:
- 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
- Description:
- Banner promoting the American Red Cross's Universal Membership Week and Christmas Roll Call, between December 16th and the 23rd, 1918. The banner features the images of a Red Cross nurse when her arm outstretched and a group of marching trooper behind her on the left, and the "Greatest Mother in the World" image by Alonzo Foringer, of a giant Red Cross nurse cradling a small wounded soldier in a stretcher.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Medical/Dental/Pharmaceutical
- Description:
- Booklet detailing the activities of the American Red Cross to aid American soldiers and sailors during World War I. Numerous monochromatic photos of Red Cross personnel, hospitals, warehouses, and operations are contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Medical/Dental/Pharmaceutical
- Description:
- September 15, 1918 issue of the newsletter of the Detroit Chapter of the American Red Cross. This issues includes stories on a yarn collection drive, a Red Cross exhibit at the Michigan State Fair, the Red Cross motor service, the winter time need for home service department workers, and the need of nurses at the front,.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Medical/Dental/Pharmaceutical
