A long vigil. When this baby's mother had to leave her at the American Red Cross Hospital for repatriate children at Evian, she said: "Wait right there until I get back." The baby waited two days and no power could make her leave. She slept there clutching the railings, but she would not budge until mother came back

Title and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: D.J. Pierce.
Group title: Children's Work.
Plate to Secretary General. Print in album.
Date based on date range for negative series.
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 31