Name/Title
Framed photo of Red Cross members preparing bandages, c. 1917-1918Entry/Object ID
2014.78.1Description
Acc. No. 14.78.1
Subject Category: Red Cross, Alameda Chapter
Date or Period: c. World War I
Object: Photograph, framed
Description: A black/white photograph in a steel gray painted wooden frame. The photographer is unknown.
Size: L-9 x W-17 inches.
History of Object: A group photo taken of women of various ages clad in Red Cross uniform and who are in the process of rolling bandages. They are assembled at a large table that appears to be in a finished basement room. An elderly gentleman (possibly a retired doctor) clad in an apron-type uniform is seated separately aside, probably to give this project guidance.
Acquired from: Alameda Chapter, American Red Cross
Date: 11/01/14Interpretative Labels
Label
12/9/2020 MvL: current sign:
BANDAGE PREPARATION
World War I
Alameda volunteers preparing
bandages for soldiers under the
aegis of the Alameda Chapter of
the American Red Cross. The
site of this activity is unknown.
