American Red Cross photographs collection [graphic], 1918-1957.

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American Red Cross photographs collection [graphic], 1918-1957.

Photographs and postcards of American Red Cross activities and personnel in Oregon, 1918-1957. Subjects include the Red Cross headquarters in Portland, Or., Red Cross Canteen in Bandon, Or., various Red Cross functions, staff, volunteers, soldiers, and photos of the Red Cross launching the Liberty ship "Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie" from Kaiser shipyards in Portland. Photographers include Alfred A. Monner, Maurice Hodge, and Photo-Art Commercial Studios of Portland.

0.08 cubic feet (25 photographs in 2 folders).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7149764

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Monner, Alfred A., 1908-1998,

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American Red Cross

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On December 2, 1905, Mrs. Tunis G. Bergen brought together a group of Brooklyn residents at the Barnard Club House on Remsen Street to form New York City's first borough-based Red Cross organization. With an initial membership roster of 300, the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Red Cross embarked on its first major campaign to aid victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, collecting over $100,000 and thousands of articles of clothing to contribute to the relief effort. From this point on, th...

Photo Art Studios

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Hodge, Maurice B.,

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