Red Cross Women's Motor Corps Workers with Ford Ambulance, June 1942
THF265816 / Red Cross Women's Motor Corps Workers with Ford Ambulance, June 1942
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Artifact Overview
The Red Cross Women's Motor Corps provided invaluable service on the American home front during World War II. Some 45,000 drivers ferried Red Cross staff and supplies, couriered packages and messages, and occasionally assisted with Army and Navy transportation needs. Motor Corps members generally drove their personal vehicles, but Ford-built ambulances were also used to transport the sick and wounded.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
11 June 1942
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.76809.B
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.000 in
Width: 11.000 in
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articleWomen and the American Red Cross: Evidence in The Henry Ford Collections
More than three million women repaired and drove vehicles as part of the motor corps, cared for wounded service members in military hospitals, operated blood banks or operated canteens overseas among numerous other tasks. The collections included here can help us to understand the role of women in the American Red Cross during wartime.