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1. Album, Photograph - Red Cross Victory Day Parade Memorabilia Photos, Hutchinson, MN

   Bound booklet/folder of sixteen black and white photographs of the Red Cross Victory Day Parade, November 11, 1918 in Hutchinson, MN. Cover of booklet/folder imprinted "1919 New Year's Greeting from Hutchinson Red Cross Victory Day Parade, November 11, 1918" ; donated from the Red Cross to soldiers. Handwritten diary of WWI soldier Albert W. Lake is on back of each photo with entries dated from May 2, 1918 to April 28, 1919, including lists of n...

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2. Album, Photograph - Red Cross Victory Day Parade Memorabilia Photos, Hutchinson, MN

   Bound booklet/folder of sixteen black and white photographs of the Red Cross Victory Day Parade, November 11, 1918 in Hutchinson, MN, Cover of booklet/folder imprinted "1919 New Year's Greeting from Hutchinson Red Cross Victory Day Parade, November 11, 1918"; donated from the Red Cross to soldiers. All photos are viewed looking northeast along Main Street of Hutchinson, MN near the corner with 1st Avenue South. Library Square is seen, as are t...

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3. Album, Photograph - Red Cross Victory Day Parade, November 11, 1918 photo album

   Bound booklet/folder of sixteen black and white photographs of the Red Cross Victory Day Parade, November 11, 1918 in Hutchinson, MN, Cover of booklet/folder imprinted "1919 New Year's Greeting from Hutchinson Red Cross Victory Day Parade, November 11, 1918"; donated from the Red Cross to soldiers. All photos are viewed looking northeast along Main Street of Hutchinson, MN near the corner with 1st Avenue South. Library Square is seen, as are t...

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4. Album, Photograph - Victory Day Parade Memorabilia Photos, Hutchinson, MN

   Bound booklet of sixteen black and white photographs of the Victory Day Parade, November 11, 1918, Hutchinson, MN. All photos are viewed looking northeast along Main Street, near the corner with 1st Avenue So. Library Square is seen, as are the storefronts of F. Brabec, Mergen & Moore, & H. Hanke, Tailor (photos 1-15); signs for Dr. Bennion-Dentist, Dr. Sheppard, and Braun's are seen in photo 16. Some photos are captioned. First page bears na...

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5. Booklet - McLeod County Chapter, American Red Cross

   History of the McLeod County Chapter of the American Red Cross, from the time of organization in June, 1917 to May 13, 1919. Lists names of organizing and membership committees and work supervisors. Tells the history, fund raising efforts, and itemized work accompllishments of the branch units in Glencoe, Hutchinson, Silver Lake, Brownton, Stewart, Lester Prairie, Winsted, & Plato. Junior Red Cross units were also organized. Includes photogra...

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6. Card, Identification - American Red Cross-Martha Demenge, 1947

   American National Red Cross certification card authorizing Martha Demenge to conduct Junior Accident Prevention courses in McLeod County for the year 1947. As a rural school teacher she had to take Red Cross courses each year. Signed by A. F. Schauer and Ray Schlotterbee_. Signed on the back by Martha Demenge, Glencoe.

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7. Card, Identification - American Red Cross-Martha Demenge, 1948

   American National Red Cross certification card authorizing Martha Tillie Demenge to conduct Junior Accident Prevention courses in McLeod County for the year 1948. As a country school teacher she had to take Red Cross courses each year. Signed by Gordon Jones and Ray Schlotterbee_.

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8. Certificate, Achievement - American Red Cross certificate-Dorothy Klawitter, 1999

   Certificate awarded to Dorothy Klawitter for 12 years of outstanding service to Hutchinson, McLeod County and the North Central Blood Services of the American Red Cross. Issued June, 1999 by the American Red Cross. Donor notes: Dorothy actually volunteered another three years making a total of 15 years. She started with the urging of Myra Pribyl who was at the head of the local Bloodmobile at the time. Dorothy was in charge of calling past do...

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9. Clipping, Magazine - Navy League Knitting, 1918

   September 1918 clipping from the "People's Home Journal". Article "For Our Boys on the Seas" gives directions for Navy-League Knitting of warm woolen garments for boys in the service (WWI era). Finished garments could be mailed to the Journal or delivered to a local Navy League or Red Cross branch. People's Home Journal was published 1886-1929 by F. M. Lupton, a New York publisher specializing in domestic and agricultural subjects and cheap ...

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10. Discharge, Military - Red Cross Discharge cards, WWI

    Collection of six American Red Cross discharge cards that soldiers would fill out and give to the Red Cross representative at their home town for the home newspaper. Information included location and date of discharge, division, regiment and company, rank, branch, and home address. Cards are for Bede O. Tucker and William James Pulkrabek (Camp Dodge, IA); Geo. Hanson, William Smahel, and Ralph M. Arndt (Camp Grant, IL); and Harold Everett Mullin ...

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11. Postcard - Camp Roberts, California

    Sepia toned photographic unofficial postcard of large building with army jeeps and a Red Cross truck parked in front and two long ladders put up to the roof. Possibly a military hospital building. Postcard belonged to Alvin M. Gruenwaldt. Alvin M. Gruenwaldt- born in Glencoe; died 200l, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

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12. Postcard - June 8, 1918 Red Cross Day Parade, Hutchinson, MN

    Scan of a sepia toned photographic postcard of the June 8, 1918 parade on Main Street, Hutchinson MN in front of Central Park for the 100th Anniversary of Red Cross Day. Jennie Knaff, mother of Margaret Abbott, belonged to this group. of marching women dressed in white. The group is very large, walking four abreast, and the column stretches out past the camera range.

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13. Postcard - McLeod Co Fair, Ladies' Restroom

    Sepia toned photographic copy of a postcard showing the ladies' restroom at the McLeod Co. Fairgrounds. A number of Red Cross posters are attached to the building.

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14. Postcard - World War I American Red Cross Headquarters, Erie, PA

    Color picture postcard "American Red Cross Headquarters, Erie PA" showing a large house with flag on pole in front. Belonged to Fred Bullert c.1918. Unmailed. Fred Bullert was inducted June 24, 1918 at Glencoe, MN. He was in Company G, 161st Depot Brigade, Camp Grant June 25, 1918 - August 18, 1918; Co. G 341st Infantry August 18, 1918 to October 10, 1918; 354th Infantry October 10, 1918 to January 15, 1919; Co. C.Convalescent Center January ...

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15. Postcard - WWI American Red Cross Canteen Workers

    Black & white picture postcard "Somewhere in America; American Red Cross Canteen Workers". Picture of Red Cross women giving out food at a train station. Distributed by the American Red Cross; flag image with ARC Canteen Service text and red cross. Unmailed postcard. Belonged to Fred A. Bullert. Fred Bullert was inducted June 24, 1918 at Glencoe, MN. He was in Company G, 161st Depot Brigade, Camp Grant June 25, 1918 - August 18, 1918; Co. G ...

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16. Postcard - WWI American Red Cross Canteen Workers

    Black & white picture postcard "Somewhere in America; American Red Cross Canteen Workers". Picture of Red Cross women giving out food at a train station. Distributed by the American Red Cross; flag image with ARC Canteen Service text and red cross. Unmailed postcard. Belonged to Fred A. Bullert. Fred Bullert was inducted June 24, 1918 at Glencoe, MN. He was in Company G, 161st Depot Brigade, Camp Grant June 25, 1918 - August 18, 1918; Co. G ...

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17. Postcard - WWI American Red Cross Canteen Workers

    Black & white picture postcard "Somewhere in America; American Red Cross Canteen Workers". Picture of Red Cross women giving out food at a train station. Distributed by the American Red Cross; flag image with ARC Canteen Service text and red cross. Unmailed postcard. Belonged to Fred A. Bullert. Name Paul W. Zastrow, Watertown, Wisc. is written in pencil on the back. Fred Bullert was inducted June 24, 1918 at Glencoe, MN. He was in Company G,...

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18. Postcard - WWI American Red Cross Canteen Workers

    Black & white picture postcard "Somewhere in America; American Red Cross Canteen Workers". Picture of Red Cross women with baskets waiting near railroad tracks at a train station. Distributed by the American Red Cross; flag image with ARC Canteen Service text and red cross. Unmailed postcard. Belonged to Fred A. Bullert. Fred Bullert was inducted June 24, 1918 at Glencoe, MN. He was in Company G, 161st Depot Brigade, Camp Grant June 25, 1918...

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19. Poster - World War I Red Cross Christmas Roll Call

    World War I poster with a picture of a Red Cross nurse dressed in uniform & cape with marching American soldiers in the background. "Have you answered the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call?". Illustrator Harrison Fisher. Copyright, 1918, by American National Red Cross. During World War I, the American Red Cross made an unparalleled effort to involve the entire country in raising funds for the service it would be providing abroad.

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20. Poster - World War I, Red Cross-I summon you to the comradeship

    World War I poster with a sketched picture of President Woodrow Wilson. "I summon you to the comradeship. Answer the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call for Universal Membership". Illustrator Mielziner, 1918. Printed by U.S. Prtg. & Lith. Co. NY. During World War I, the American Red Cross made an unparalleled effort to involve the entire country in raising funds for the service it would be providing abroad.

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