Charles E. McDonald photograph collection. 1890-1919.

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Charles E. McDonald photograph collection. 1890-1919.

Contains the following type of material: photographs. Covers the following wars and time period: Late Indian Wars; Philippine Insurrection; World War I (WWI), Siberian Expedition in 1919. General description of the collection: The Charles E. McDonald photograph collection consists of photographs (none are original images) of five basic subject areas: 1. A few dealing with an Indian camp on the Western plains; 2. American Army and ethnic activities in the Philippines (1899-1904); 3. World War I and the Siberian Expedition of 1919 showing Russian and American soldiers; 4. Activities of the Army Medical Corps, mostly showing treatment of various wounds and frostbites; and 5. A few dealing with activities of the American Red Cross (1917-1919). None of the photos are captioned or identified.

1 box (96 photographs)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7642110

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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McDonald, Charles E.

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United States. Army. Medical Corps

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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...