Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt as a Red Cross postman, gathering letters from soldiers on a troop train en route to camp. She is wearing the uniform of the Red Cross refreshment unit. Behind her is another member of the unit ready to serve hot coffee to the troopers. These services are being rendered by the Red Cross to soldiers in many cities. Over 1,000 chapters have been active refreshment units
Summary
Title and note information from Red Cross caption card.
Group Title: Canteens, Chapters, U.S.A.
Data: Mrs. Bessie Brewer. 11/4/18.
Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc
Temp note: Batch 15
Tags
american red cross
glass negatives
photo
cross refreshment unit
soldiers
refreshment units
cross postman
cross
unit
ultra high resolution
high resolution
world war i
wwi
ww1
female portrait
woman
portrait
us army
united states history
library of congress
Date
01/01/1918
Location
united states
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "American National Red Cross photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/717_anrc.html