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A.R.C. in North Russia. Famine and hunger in Archangel. On the steps is seen a Russian peasant who has fallen exhausted from starvation. Large number of the Bolshevists were so underfed over long periods of time that the slightest exertion caused them to collapse. The American Red Cross took up the matter of providing food for these unfortunates, and distributed large amounts of food from their stores. The photograph is taken on the steps of the fuel pier in front of American headquarters

American Red Cross - Refugees - American Red Cross in North Russia. American soldiers and some children who they found starving near Archangel. When news was brought to camp, all soldiers chipped in to give out of their own supplies of hard tack, bully beef and bread, but that was not enough. One of the soldiers volunteered to nurse the dying mother and her little girl. Another soldier was sent at once to American Red Cross headquarters, a trip of an hour and a half from this small outpost camp, for expert help and a trained nurse. The nurse left at once with the soldier traveling throug a blinding snow storm to the little peasant cottage

American Red Cross - Vehicles - Red Cross Relief reaches Archangel. In addition to its work for the American and Allied troops in North Russia the American Red Cross has dispensed a vast amount of relief to the suffering natives. Here is pictured the arrival of a consignment of much-needed flour

American Red Cross - Miscellaneous - American Red Cross in North Russia. Russians near the American Red Cross warehouse in Archangel

American Red Cross - Miscellaneous - Greeting American Red Cross in Kowel, Poland. Nearly all inhabitants of this town on borderland of Poland and Russia came down to the Railway Station to see the Red Cross Physicians and nurses come in with flour, food and medical supplies tohelp them fight their typhus epidemic

American Red Cross - Miscellaneous - American Red Cross in Norh Russia. The Garden House of the Governor's mansion in Archangel. The Governor's mansion is now the American Embassy, where one or two of the American Red Cross officers have their headquarters. The young Russian boy in the picture is an empoyee of the Red Cross

American Red Cross - Miscellaneous - American Red Cross in North Russia. A street corner in Archangel showing hygienic conditions which made work of American Red Cross so important and far reaching. Street and house are built on an old swamp, which has never been drained. Only sewers are rough ditches underneath sidwalks, which frequently break under weight of unwary pedestrian who is projected into sewer ditch beneath. Mud in roads is so deep that it is impossible to do any trucking with automobiles on side streets. Main street is paved so poorly trucking is very difficult. Street car runs over six mile route, up main street of city. Fare is sixty kopecks (nominally 35 cents) for each of three "fare stages" and has to be paid in postage stamps

American Red Cross - Supplies - American Red Cross in North Russia. Winter fuel supply for the American headquarters in Archangel. The firewood is being unloaded from Barges by Bolshevik prisoners. The official army photographer, Lt. Chas. I. Reid of Detroit, is seen on top of a wood pile photographing the barges

American Red Cross - In the Zone of Advance - Activities - American Red Cross in North Russia. Winter quarters in North Russia. A bunk-house in the Smolny Barracks in Archangel, where the Red Cross is constantly occupied in making life livable for the American Soldiers

American Red Cross - Miscellaneous - American Red Cross in North Russia. Famine and hunger in Archangel. On the steps is seen a Russian peasant who has fallen exhausted from starvation. Large number of the Bolshevists were so underfed over long periods of time that the slightest exertion caused them to collapse. The American Red Cross of providing food for these unfortunates

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miscellaneous russia north russia famine hunger archangel steps russian peasant russian peasant starvation large large number bolshevists periods exertion collapse food unfortunates world war 1914 1918 wwi ww 1 american red cross russian empire history of russia high resolution ultra high resolution cross american us national archives