How did women contribute during World War I?

Newly digitized negatives from the Library of Congress American National Red Cross Collection let us glimpse relief efforts during World War I and after. Explore this powerful visual record in the recent Picture This blog post: “American National Red Cross Collection: Newly Digitized Photos.“

 

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Women’s part in the great war. Women are shown preparing to deliver various government packages. They are members of the National League for Women's Service…, [between 1917 and 1920]

 

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in.

 

Notes:

•Title and notes from Red Cross caption card.

•Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: International Film Service.

•Group Title: U.S. Chapters, Motor Corps., Workers, Women.

•Date based on date of negatives in same range.

•Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.

•General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc

 

Subjects:

American Red Cross.

 

Formats:

Glass negatives.

 

Rights Info.: No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "American National Red Cross photograph collection,"(www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/717_anrc.html)

 

Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

 

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/anrc.06283

 

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