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American Red Cross - Prisoners of War - First American Red Cross food package sent to American prisoners in Germany. American prisoners now get regular Army food, carefully varied and chosen by the A.R.C. in Switzerland. In addtion, clothing is also sent

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Photographer: American Red Cross, France American Red Cross - Prisoners of War

First American Red Cross food package sent to American prisoners in Germany. The contents of this package have now been hanged and four different packages go forward to American prisoners each "food month." American prisoners now get regular Army food, carefully varied and chosen by the American Red Cross in Switzerland. Food luxuries are thrown in for good measure. In addition clothing of every description is sent to our boys from regular Army outfits to civilian suits. One American prisoner in Germany who has the freedom of Berlin recently was sent a badly-needed "swallow-tail coat" and two golf balls but is not known if the two golf balls sent by a Red Cross Official from his own layout, were cut open by suspicious German "censors"

First American Red Cross food package sent to American prisoners in Ge...

Caption from negative sleeve: Berne, 1st American package sent to American Prisoners in Germany. Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or n... More

Packages for prisoners of war and internees. A Red Cross Canteen worker, Miss Mary Dougherty, inspects a Red Cross food package going to an American prisoner of war. Packages like this are sent regularly from International Red Cross headquarters in Geneva to American prisoners of war and interned civilians held by Germany and Italy. One a week goes to each American prisoner of war whose capture and location have been reported and one every two weeks to each interned civilian. Twenty thousand such packages were sent to the Far East on the neutral diplomatic exchange ship Gripsholm last June, together with one million cigarettes and other supplies for American prisoners and internees in Japan, occupied China and the Philippines. Much larger quantities are now on the Gripsholm pending final clearance with the Japanese for her sailing on a second trip

Packages for prisoners of war and internees. A Red Cross Canteen worke...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Packages for prisoners of war and internees. A Red Cross Canteen worker, Miss Mary Dougherty, inspects a Red Cross food package going to an American prisoner of war. Packages like this are sent regularly from International Red Cross headquarters in Geneva to American prisoners of war and interned civilians held by Germany and Italy. One a week goes to each American prisoner of war whose capture and location have been reported and one every two weeks to each interned civilian. Twenty thousand such packages were sent to the Far East on the neutral diplomatic exchange ship Gripsholm last June, together with one million cigarettes and other supplies for American prisoners and internees in Japan, occupied China and the Philippines. Much larger quantities are now on the Gripsholm pending final clearance with the Japanese for her sailing on a second trip

Packages for prisoners of war and internees. A Red Cross Canteen worke...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. ... More