The Victory Home: 
Doing Our Part--Red Cross

Red Cross motor corps "checking in" at Red Cross Headquarters. San Francisco, CA.

Wrapping bandages. Red Cross headquarters. San Francisco, CA.

Oswego, NY. Red Cross blood donor service cars from Syracuse, NY parked outside the post office. One thousand Oswegans volunteered to give their blood, and the Red Cross handled ten every fifteen minutes during the campaign.

Washington, D.C. Two volunteer translators of the Red Cross Foreign Inquiry Service puzzle over a message from Holland. All messages must be written on official Red Cross blanks and may not be longer than twenty five words.

Washington, D.C. Volunteer translators in the Red Cross district library translating messages from many foreign languages: Dutch, Polish, German, French, Italian, into English so that they can be censored before going to relatives in this country. The Red Cross handles messages between people in foreign countries through their Foreign Inquiry Service.

Blood donors at San Quentin line up to fill the donor applications upon arrival of the Red Cross mobile unit. Medical histories are checked by Red Cross workers before blood can be given.
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Clinton D. Duffy, warden of San Quentin, stands at a prisoner's bedside while Red Cross nurse Florence Aldrich prepares the young man for his donation. During the Red Cross mobile unit's visit, 150 men gave blood to the bank and more than twice that number volunteered but could not give because of lack of time and equipment.

Red Cross nurse Florence Aldrich readies a San Quentin prisoner for his blood donation during one of the Red Cross mobile unit's visits to the penitentiary.

Coffee and cakes taste pretty good to these San Quentin prisoners who have just given blood to the Red Cross mobile unit. Of the hundreds of men who volunteered to give blood to the bank, 150 were taken care of during the unit's four-hour visit to the penitentiary. Warden Clinton T. Duffy, who encourages such activities at the prison, chats with several Red Cross workers (black overcoat).

San Augustine, TX. Woman making surgical dressings for the Red Cross.

Portsmouth, OH. Red Cross class of women volunteers under the civilian defense program.

Southington, CT. Graduates of a course in Red Cross nursing, receiving their certificates.

Batavia, NY. The Red Cross feeding farm laborers who have just arrived from Richwood, WV.
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Lititz, PA. During air raids this bread truck would be on duty for the Red Cross.

Washington, D.C. Volunteers sorting wool scraps at the Red Cross.

Red Cross first aid class from Robstown meets in community center. Robstown, TX.
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San Augustine, TX. School teacher making bandages for the Red Cross.

East Montpelier, VT. Mrs. Myrtle Ormsbee, widowed mother of farmer Charles Ormsbee, knitting sweaters for the Red Cross.

East Montpelier, VT. Mrs. Myrtle Ormsbee and Marilyn, mother and daughter of farmer Charles Ormsbee. Mrs. Ormsbee is knitting sweaters for the Red Cross.

East Montpelier, VT. Charles Ormsbee's widowed mother, Mrs. Myrtle Ormsbee, knitting sweaters for the Red Cross, and entertaining her grandson of five at the same time.

East Montpelier, VT. Charles Ormsbee's widowed mother, Myrtle Ormsbee, knitting sweaters for the Red Cross. Mr. Ormsbee increased his produce, milk, and wood to aid the war effort, and all the members of his family aid in many ways.

Washington, D.C. The Netherlands Legation. Madame Louden, wife of the minister, knitting for the Netherlands National Committee of the Red Cross in her living room at home.

Pittsburgh, PA. Lithuanian chapter of Red Cross.

Lithuanian chapter of Red Cross. Pittsburgh, PA. (knitting)

Lithuanian chapter of the Red Cross at work finishing sweaters. Pittsburgh, PA.
 

These photos are in the National Archives ARC Digital Copies collection.

February 28, 1945, FDR Address on behalf of the Red Cross, page 1, page 2

March 20, 1945, FDR Address on behalf of the Red Cross, page 1, page 2

Red Cross field men preparing to ship gift boxes to servicemen.
 

This photo is in the Northwestern University Library collection.  Click on the thumbnail to see a larger image.

Rubber footwear certificate
 

These photos are in the Lane Brothers Photographers Collection of the Georgia State University Library Special Collections and Archives site.

Red Cross workers in Georgia.
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Air Raid in Hawaii

Be Ready for Your War Service-Join the Red Cross Student Reserve

Give

In Camp. . . And Overseas, Red Cross Workers Serve Fighting Forces

Keep Your Red Cross at His Side

Now More Than Ever Your Red Cross Is at His Side

Red Cross Volunteer Nurse's Aide

Take a Red Cross Home Nursing Course

Volunteer for Red Cross Motor Corps

Sure It Makes You Mad!

World-Wide Mercy for Our Fighting Men for the Home Front
 

These posters are in the Minneapolis Public Library's Posters of the Second World War collection.

Volunteer for Victory

Now Dedicate Your Blood

Keep Both Lifelines Flowing

Your Blood Can Save Him

If You Can't Fill His Boots

We Want Books

Leave Books Here

Give More Books

This Year I'm Giving Double

Keep Your Red Cross at His Side

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