Name/Title
Red Cross appealEntry/Object ID
SHH 2000.294Description
Gelatin dry plate glass negative. Three unidentified men in front of building with banner saying "HEADQUARTERS / PRINCETON RED CROSS". Two men on left carrying box saying "Belgium Relief Comm / 25 Madison Ave. / N. Y. City" are also seen in SHH 2000.271R and SHH 2000.298R. Man on right carrying jacket, small box, and manual saw. Found in "The Princeton Pictorial Review", Vol. III, No. 2, pp. 43. Caption reads, "The appeal for old clothes by the Princeton Chapter of the Red Cross / was generously met. As a result, on October 10, the following were / started from Princeton for Belgium: 97 men's suits, 140 odd trousers, / 50 odd waistcoats, 38 odd coats, 14 winter overcoats, 9 raincoats, 6 dressing- / gowns, 46 sweaters, 100 undergarments, most of them woolen; 60 shirts, / 100 collars, 48 pairs of socks and golf stockings, 2 full barrels of shoes." and "W. P. S., 1915" under the picture. Series of Red Cross prints.Photograph Details
Subject Place
City
PrincetonState/Province
New JerseyCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCollection
PERMANENT COLLECTIONCataloged By
Theresa GeorgeAcquisition
Accession
SHH-OriginalSource or Donor
Seiberling HeirsAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Seiberling, Willard PenfieldRole
PhotographerDate made
1911 - 1915Notes
Medium: glass, silver gelatinOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Negative NumberOther Number
N-1270Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
SHH 2000.294RGeneral Notes
Note
Willard Penfield Seiberling attended Princeton University 1911-1915.
Working Print ( "R" suffix) and Negative made Oct 2000.Create Date
July 28, 2021Update Date
July 24, 2026