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American Red Cross - Christmas Activities - A Soldier Christmas box. A Christmas box delivered to the boys on the other side going through the hands of the Red Cross and Uncle Sam's mail

American Red Cross - In the Service of Interior - Christmas Boxes - Christmas packets for soldiers. One pile of Christmas packages for soldiers in camp and abroad by the women of Louisville, KY

American Red Cross - In the Service of Interior - Christmas Boxes - A Soldier's Christmas Box. When the box has been properly weighed it is wrapped, sealed and stamped at the Red Cross station

American Red Cross - In the Service of Interior - Christmas Boxes - A Soldier's Christmas Box. At the Red Cross Station where the Christmas Box is taken after it is filled and wrapped, the contents examined and censored

American Red Cross - In the Service of Interior - Christmas Boxes - Christmas packets sent to boys in trenches by women of Washington, D.C. Contents of Christmas packet that were sent to thousands of boys in the trenches. It was sent by patriotic women of Washington, D.C. The packet contains tobacco, candy, pipe, chewing gum, playing cards, handkerchiefs, and even clothes-pins

American Red Cross - In the Service of Interior - Christmas Boxes - Red Cross nurses as Santa Claus in New York. Getting information about sending Christmas packages to the men overseas

American Red Cross - In the Service of Interior - Christmas Boxes - Contents of Christmas boxes. Sent to our soldiers imprisoned in Germany by the Red Cross, Hartford, Conn. State Council of Defense

American Red Cross - In the Service of Interior - Christmas Boxes - A Soldier's Christmas Box. When the box is all attended to by the Red Cross it comes into the hands of Uncle Sam where it is prepared for its trip across the water

American Red Cross - In the Service of Interior - Christmas Boxes - Parcels for soldiers. Members of the Braintree, Mass. Chapter of the American Red Cross bringing in packages which will be sent to soldiers

American Red Cross - Christmas Activities - A soldier's Christmas box. One of the happy soldiers who received one of the boxes opening and enjoying a peep at the contents

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Photographer: Western Newspaper Union

American Red Cross - Christmas Activities

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1917 - 1918
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American Red Cross - Groups - Miss Mary Vanneman, Directoress of diet kitchen in the Evacuation Hospital d'Origin, Mont Frenet. The A.R.C. Co-operates with the Franco-American Society, Le Bien Etre du Blesse

American Red Cross - Classes in Red Cross Work (workrooms and classes) - Red Cross women stop bandage making to make garments for needy. This photograph shows the surgical dressing unit of the Red Cross which has been ordered to give up work on bandages and who are now making garments for the French and Belgian who are in need of clothing

American Red Cross - Recreation and Sports - American Red Cross Canteen, Issoudan, France. American soldiers enjoying a moving picture show

American Red Cross - Refugees - Italian school children having a rest hour

Hermes Franca, a resident of Jupiter, Fla., a mixed

American Red Cross - Classes in Red Cross Work (workrooms and classes) - Members of the fire department of Cincinnati, Ohio, making sweaters, socks, and mufflers for soldiers in France. Photo shows women members of the American Red Cross teaching firemen the art of knitting for the soldiers

American Red Cross - Classes in Red Cross Work - Women's war activities in New Orleans. Ladies of the Red Cross in show window display

American Red Cross - Groups - Board of Governors of the New League of Red Cross Societies. The Red Cross Societies of the World recently organized in Paris and formed the League of Red Cross Societies, appointing Sir. David Henderson as Director General. Left to right, Board of Governors: Senator Frascara of the Italian Red Cross; Sir Arthur Stanley of the British Red Cross; Henry P. Davidson of American Red Cross (Chairman) Comte De Kergorlay of the French Red Cross and Prof. Ninagawa of the Japanese Red Cross

Ceremonies - Review in Theatre of Operations - American Troops - This photograph taken at Milan shows an Italian general inspecting American Red Cross ambulances just before they are to go to the front

American Red Cross - Canteens - Interior of American Red Cross Casual Canteen in Le Mains, France, which feeds between five and six thousand men every 24 hours. This kitchen is never closed. Personnel left to right: Miss Hosfead Stern; Miss Milicent Stauft and Miss Ada Turner, serving dinner

American Red Cross - Classes in Red Cross Work - Red Cross activities at Newark, N.J. Chapter of Red Cross workers

American Red Cross - Junior Red Cross - Junior Red Cross. South West Division, St. Louis, Mo., Wyman School

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