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A French Red Cross dog has his wounded leg bandaged, 1916
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A French Red Cross dog has his wounded leg bandaged, 1916
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Boston Post, Massachusetts, December 12, 1920
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A Red Cross booth at a wartime carnival, Larwill Park (Cambie street grounds), Vancouver, 1918
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The Dominion Bank, Vancouver, January 8, 1944
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The Evening News, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, March 6, 1943
Nursing orderlies at the hazard unit, Syracuse, New York, 1918
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Red Cross advertisement, The Evening News, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, March 6, 1943
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The Evening News, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, March 15, 1943
How are you going to answer this boy? …
Speak up. Speak up… above the splatter of sharp steel against the deck of his ship. Speak up… above the scream of dive bombers hurtling toward his battle station…
Speak up! He has a right to know!
Are you helping man the battle stations BACK HOME? Are you doing all you can to keep the country he’s willing to DIE for, a country worth LIVING for?
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The Charlotte News, North Carolina, January 15, 1919
From Wikipedia:
The Great Molasses Flood, also known as the Boston Molasses Disaster or the Great Boston Molasses Flood, occurred on January 15, 1919, in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States. A large molasses storage tank burst, and a wave of molasses rushed through the streets at an estimated 35 mph (56 km/h), killing 21 and injuring 150.
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Cafe window,
Bismarck, North Dakota,
March 1942
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Red Cross swim club, Washington DC, June 29, 1920
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Red Cross Clubmobile Girl Katherine Spaatz serving doughnuts, 1938
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St. Louis Red Cross Motor Corps on duty during the influenza pandemic, 1918
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Happy sergeant with doughnut and coffee grins, greets the girls, “Seen ya’ comin’ a mile away.” WWII, 1938
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Woman pins red cross on naval officer, Washington DC, 1924