World War I Press Photo of Red Cross Volunteers Machine Knitting, December 24, 1917
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Artifact Overview
When the United States entered World War I in April 1917, the Red Cross realized that the American soldiers' need for knitted goods far outstripped the available supplies. The Red Cross mobilized volunteer knitters--some using banks of knitting machines set up at their headquarters. The volunteers pictured here on December 24, 1917 are using Gearhart knitting machines to quickly produce warm wool socks.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
24 December 1917
Subject Date
1917
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.33.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Photographic materials
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.1875 in
Width: 8 in
Inscriptions
on back:
Knitting by machinery
Red Cross Volunteers
2 Ed. - Sunday
Stamped Dec 24 1917
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