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Title |
Red Cross Volunteers |
Description |
A black and white photograph of Red Cross workers taken circa 1919. The following narrative was taken from http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/roanww1.htm: The Roanoke chapter was organized in July 1916. The chapter secured headquarters in the Hammond Building on South Jefferson Street, and opened them, equipped for work, and organized on February 22, 1917. It was the first chapter in the State to open headquarters for work. The headquarters were in a large new building, conveniently and centrally located. The use of this building was given the Roanoke Red Cross free of charge for the entire period of the war and until the spring of 1919, by the Hammond Printing & Lithograph Works. The electricity for lighting and for the electric motors and tile cutting machines was furnished without cost by the Roanoke Railway & Electric Company. Prior to securing the Hammond Building as headquarters for the Red Cross work, the home of Mrs. T. S. Davant was given over to the use of a committee of fifteen women who came daily to sew, and who, with the aid of five sewing machines, made numbers of articles. |
Object ID |
1982.22.4 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
circa 1919 |
Subjects |
Nurses Volunteer work War work World War I |
Search Terms |
Roanoke, Virginia Red Cross Red Cross Volunteers World War I |
Collection |
History Museum Photograph Collection |
Imagefile |
008\1982224.JPG |
Number of images |
1 |