When a piece of wool from a sheep of the Whitehouse flock became the possession of the Lewis & Clark Red Cross Chapter, Helena, Mont., a Junior Member took her part in making it the feature of an auction sale. She donned the dress of Little Bo-Peep and places a wreath garnished with the prized around the neck of her pet lamb. While thus displayed the wool sold for $27

The Red Cross day in London. The Queen gave a pig from the royal farm at Windsor Castle as part of her contribution to the annual Red Cross drive in London. The pig was exhibited in Trafalgar Square, and was finally sold at auction for 1600 dollars

Oldtime sheepman who was visiting the sheep shearers' outfit for dinner. Ranch in Malheur County, Oregon. He predicted prosperous times for the sheepmen and had it figured out down to the last pound how much wool the Army would need for uniforms, clothing and blankets, etc

Black sheep of the Balkans. This is the mascot of the American Red Cross Unit at Tirana, Albania, where a hospital dispensary and childrens school have been established. Black sheep are the most valuable livestock in the Balkans. Their wool is spun and woven into garments without dyeing, thereby eliminating an expensive process in the Balkans. This lamb was presented to Miss Margaret Mosely-Williams, the nurse in the picture by a grateful Albanian patient in the Red Cross hospital

Sheep shearers on ranch in Malheur County, Oregon. The cord around the waist of man on right is used to sew up the sacks which contain wool. These sheep shearers travel in outfit of which man on left is boss, has about twenty members. He, the boss, has several other similarly sized outfits. They travel through California, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho

Art installation in Buffalo, a town in Johnson County, Wyoming, depicting a stock dog, in this case a border collie, herding sheep. This part of northern Wyoming is noted for its sheep ranches and woolen mills

When a piece of wool from a sheep of the Whitehouse flock became the possession of the Lewis & Clark Red Cross Chapter, Helena, Mont., a Junior Member took her part in making it the feature of an auction sale. She donned the dress of Little Bo-Peep and places a wreath garnished with the prized around the neck of her pet lamb. While thus displayed the wool sold for $27

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Summary

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Group title: Jr. Red Cross.
Date based on date of negatives in same range.
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 6

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