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- World War I Press Photo of Red Cross Volunteers Machine Knitting, December 24, 1917 - 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.
- December 24, 1917
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World War I Press Photo of Red Cross Volunteers Machine Knitting, December 24, 1917
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.