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U.S. FSA (Farm Security Administration), later U.S. Office of War Information, photograph laboratory in the Auditor's Building. Washington, D.C. Chemical mixing room, showing supplies, scales, etc.
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Albanians Wait Curiously For Medical Aid. Awaiting their turn at the Red Cross hospital-clinic in Tirana, Albania the strange people of the Balkin state exhibit a strange fear of what might be in store for them. They are unaccustomed to scientific care of the sick as it is known in the western world so the strange things that are accomplished by American doctors and nurses in alleviation of paid and in actual cures is to them the result of some supernatural influence. The combined efforts of the Junior Red Cross and the American Red Cross are aiming largely at the treatment of sick and neglected children. At present the death toll from tuberculosis and other wasting diseases grow larger every month
At a junior baby clinic in Albania. Mrs. Phoebe C. Steet, of Baltimore, MD., head of the Junior Red Cross of America child clinic in Elbasan, Albania, is about to treat one of the native gypsy children. He arrived at the clinic powdered and smeared with burned horn according to the custom of his people but will be seen bathed, powdered with talcum and put into fresh, clean clothing that American children have ready at all their clinics and orphanages for the helpless and naked who so frequently come swathed in filthy rags like this little fellow
Albanians travel far for American help. Carrying their sick children on their backs this Albanian mother and father walked for three days all the way from their mountain hut in Liabinoi to the Junior Red Cross of America hospital clinic in Elbasan medical treatment and clean clothing from America were given them before they started on their weary journey back. At the clinic particular stress is laid on instruction to all mothers regarding hygiene and simple health rules for their anemic delicate children
This Albanian boy with his Moslem mother is dressed in the native costume. They called at the Red Cross hospital in Tirana to visit their father who was a patient there. Despite the fact that this family is fairly well off, the Red Cross hospital was the only place the father could get any medical treatment, as it was the only hospital in the district. The boy, too, has had to depend on the Jr. Red Cross to continue his schooling as it was the school supplies sent by the Jr. R.C. of America which enabled the Albanian schools to continue operations
Checking American Red Cross supplies at Ismail in Bessaeable. The American Red Cross found the hospitals in this recently opened part of old Russia in great needs of medicines and bandages. Major Charles E. Spratt, of New York City, took personal charge of the work and is shown checking over the cases
Over the river and up the hill. The last stage in transporting American Red Cross supplies in transporting American Red Cross supplies in Albania. Albanians and Italians dragging a big American Red Cross truck across the Ishmi river toward the road to Tirana. Many rivers must be crossed in this fashion in the trip from Scutari in Northern Albania to the American Red Cross "Capital" at Tirana. Those who have not visited Albania have little idea of the tremendous difficulties overcome by American Red Cross doctors, nurses and doughboys who are working to get food, clothing and medicines of the needy Albanians
Albanian woman goes shopping. What the markets and bazaars of Albania lack in quality and quantity they endeavor to make up for in riotous, gaudy color effects that keep them from sinking into unnoticeable insignificance. The shawls, umbrellas, small household utensils and 'gimcracks', even the people themselves present a variety of crude and bizarre colors that at least cheer the aspect of this lean, hungry land of war devastation and misery. This Albanian woman is wearing a suit of American Red Cross pajamas underneath her scent native costume. American clothing is frequently mingled nowadays with that characteristic of the country for in its relief work there the Red Cross found the people almost destitute of wearing apparel and resorting to rags tied on with strings. They were not only miserable and even grotesque in appearance but of far greater importance were responsible for widespread disease that required intensive fighting
American 'girl' on the job in Albania. In the course of a day Miss Agnes Drummond of Alton, Ill., (at the desk) member of the American Red Cross in charge of relief distribution in Scutari, Albania, considers the needs of scores of destitute and poverty stricken natives, many of them once prosperous or at least far from beggary. The picture shows a corner of one of the warehouses rooms and the shelves of American clothing contributed to the ragged, almost naked people by Red Cross Chapters in the United States. The mother and child have been aided
Liberating Albania's Babies. Dr. Lulu H. Peters of Los Angeles, Cal. shown here in the uniform of an American Red Cross nurse, in the midst of a group of Albanian children, is responsible for the liberation of 1500 Albanian infants from the "binding" board. Dr. Peters runs the Red Cross dispensary at Scutari. Strongest persuasion was needed to convince Albanian mothers that binding a child, mummy fashion to a board, is both unsanitary and cruel. Like the Flathead Indians of the Old West in America, the Albanians for 2,000 years have flattened their children's heads by binding. When the children are bathed, they are clothed with Junior Red Cross garments. Here are a dozen so so that have been brought to Dr. Peters for inspection. Tow of her staple prescriptions are soap and condensed milk
American Red Cross Pharmacy in Albania. Pharmacy of the American Red Cross hospital in Scutari, Albania. Enormous supplies of medicines and hospital necessities were shipped to various centers in order to afford medical relief to the population struggling desperately with ravaging diseases. The Junior Red Cross of America is also in the Albanian field now and doing a valiant relief work in the cause of child welfare
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Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: Paris Office.
Data: Jr. Red Cross. T.T. & C. Sept. 13, 1920. Group title: Hospitals. Albania.
Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc
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Date
01/01/1920
Location
albania
Source
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No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "American National Red Cross photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/717_anrc.html