Old Glory Replaces Star and Crescent. Moslem women, whose fathers remember Turkish rule in Albania when the Crescent represented constituted authority throughout the land, are now flocking to the newest standard in Albania the Stars and the Stripes. The flag hangs outside the American Red Cross headquarters in Tirana. Here the veiled Moslem women flock to work in the sewing rooms where Red Cross cloth and cast, off American clothing is re, done to meet the needs of destitute Albanians
Summary
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC Paris Office.
Group title: Types, Albania.
On caption card: (1/2200)
Used in: Keystone View Co. Excl. to April 24, 1920.
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 13
Tags
Date
01/01/1920
Location
albania
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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