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The Umbrian fields of Italy. Following in the footsteps of fathers who were killed in the war, these Italian orphans are working in the vineyards, using time old methods of pruning the grapevines that have made Italy world famous for her beautiful landscapes and her fine wines. Members of the Agricultural Colony at Collestrada, a vocational school orphanage under direction of the Junior Red Cross of America, they are paving the way to an independent future. Carefully they are twining the tender vines over an elaborate scaffolding of twigs, thus giving support to them until they begin climbing over the skeleton of ash and poplar trees
Progress of Balkan Architecture. The typical peasants home in the mountains of Montenegro. It illustrates well the lack of progress that has existed for hundreds of years in this part of Europe. The house is a one-room affair built by the family and consists of loose stones with a grass roof. American doctors and nurses sent to Montenegro by the Red Cross to battle against the increasing epidemics found these living conditions to be one of the chief causes of disease which has fifty percent of the population in its grip
An Old Town with New Plumbers. A view of Stolac, located near the border of Monetenegro, and one of the prettiest towns in Herzegovina, an old Austrian province, now a part of the new Yugo-Slav nation. Its beautiful, quiet appearance hides the destitution and sickness that prevailed there. It is one of the many towns in this part of Southern Europe which received American aid. Here Red Cross doctors showed the people how to get rid of their disease epidemic by simply sanitary installations and municipal improvements
Summertime view of downtown Mostar riverfront. Many homes are making a slow recovery. Many businesses and cafes have been patched-up and completely refurbished and restocked. This popular tourist area, surrounding the historic Mostar bridge (now destroyed), has numerous merchant alleys selling hand-crafted items, and cafes with contemporary American music playing. In accordance with the Dayton Accords, under which Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR (the multi-national peace mission in Bosnia) functions, the provision of a secure environment is at the heart of the reconstruction effort in Bosnia
American Repair Balkan Bridge. Many of the bridges of Montenegro were destroyed or wrecked by the retreating Austrians. Through the efforts of the American Red Cross transportation department, many of them have been repaired and maintained in a fairly safe condition, although permanent repairs are a matter to be taken up later by the Serbian government. These temporary repairs have been necessary for the carrying out of the work of the Red Cross, making possible the successful transportation of supplies for relief. The bridge in the photograph was built by a Turkish pasha 500 years ago and is a fine example of thoroughgoing early construction. Although the Austrians placed several heavy charges of dynamite under the arch, the bridge withstood the shock fairly well
American Red Cross in North Russia. The largest building in Archangel is the great prison, belonging to the old regime, when prisons were a very vital and important matter in the business of government. It was emptied by the Bolsheviks when they arrived in Archangel, and it is now again filled with Bolsheviks, being used as a barracks for American troops. It was built by the Swedes during their occupation of this part ofhte coast a hundred and fifty years ago. The walls are nine to fifteen feet thick, which is remarkable in a two-story structure, and the windows are barred with irons two inches in diameter, while the doors are all solid iron. Architecturally it is not all so good as the part shown in this picture, which is the court side of the main entrance. The tallest man in the group is the American Assistant Provost Marshal, Lieut. Wron of Detroit, who was in charge of the prison Next to him is Lieut. E.W. Hallowell of Los Angeles, American Red Cross, then the old Russian chief of the prison and his assistant
Veues des Plus Beaux Lieux de France et d'Italie & Les Places, Portes, Fontaines de Paris & Veue de Rome et des Environs
Cows of History. Extraordinarily beautiful and picturesque are the long-horned, snow white cows of the Tuscan valleys in Italy. Their horns measure about twenty inches across and their silky tails often sweep the ground. Since the war they are becoming very scarce owing to lack of fodder, and land holders are haunted by mythological tales of the Middle Ages when they disappeared altogether. Invaders from the North brought this breed of cattle into Italy and they were so admired by the early Romans that they each year offered up the whitest and most beautiful one as a sacrifice, gilding its horns and garlanding them with rare flowers. The Italian government presented this pair to the Agricultural Colony of the Junior Red Cross of America orphanage and vocational school where several hundred war orphans are learning scientific farming and undergoing training for their future independence
The home of ancient art. Athens, the home of ancient art, is still one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. New sections of the city are strictly modern in every respect, but the older quarters are terribly crowded and unsanitary. The American Red Cross has opened several baby clinics and dispensaries for the care of the chidren of these quarters. This picture shows the modern section of the city looking toward the Lykabettos, the mount crowned with the Chapel of St. George. The picture was taken from the top of the Parthenon, the most perfect monument of ancient art which occupies the culminating point of the Acropolis and frowning down upon the more modern portions of the city
Famous "Show Places" Now Homes. Beautiful villas and chateaux in Europe that for centuries have been the dwellings of great people whose names were familiar around the world as well as many of such historical significance that they were the mecca of travellers now ring with the childish laughter of obscure and poverty stricken children or echo the cries of pain and weariness that have been their war inheritance. This great villa in Vincenza, loaned to the Junior Red Cross of America by an Italian Duke, shelters several hundred of these lonely waifs. Some of them are lost from their families whild others are entirely orphaned. An agricultural training is an educational feature of this orphanage and beautiful gardens surrounding it now serve an ultra practical purpose
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.
Data: Junior Red Cross, T.T. & C.
Group title: Junior Red Cross, Italy.
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
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Date
01/01/1920
Source
Library of Congress
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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