Mar 28, 2019 - Sale 2503

Sale 2503 - Lot 404

Price Realized: $ 488
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
(WOMEN.) Group of photographs of African-American nurses and clients of the American Red Cross. 14 photographs, 8 x 10 inches, including one duplicate; most with inked stamps and mimeographed caption labels on verso, minor wear. Vp, 1947-48 and undated

Additional Details

The photographs come from around the country; most are official Red Cross press photos. Three show women working with veterans in Tuskegee, AL. One shot of nurses at a rest home in Galesburg, IL emphasizes that "fifteen Negro women are active members of the chapter's Grey Lady Corps." with--a poster, "You Can Help . . . Through American Junior Red Cross." 14 1/2 x 20 3/4 inches, undated.