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Distribution of gifts of clothing and useful articles by the American Red Cross to refugee at Cannes

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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: ARC Commission to France.

Group title: Refugee relief, Clothing, France.

On caption card: 2571.

Data: Central Press Association, Aug. 21/18. Mag. Bureau 4/19.

July 1918 [date received]

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

Temp note: Batch 18

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01/01/1918
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cannes
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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

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