Reims, France. Exterior of the American Red Cross Canteen at Reims, and the working staff. The American Red Cross workers seated in the front row are; Capt. R.J. Faure, Miss Bennett, Miss Porter and Andrew Mc-Grath, Chauffeur. The elderly woman seated between them is Mlle. Fourriaux, a native of Reims, who never left the city during the four years. Owing to her heroism the French Government awarded her the Croix de Guerre. She is now helping the American Red Cross most efficiently. The rest of the workers are repatries of Reims (Emily Bennett, New York City; Cassil Biddle Porter of Washington, D.C.)
Summary
Caption from negative or negative sleeve: Canteen RÚnoise Americaine.
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: Guerin, ARC.
Group title: Personnel.
1 April 1919, 5 May 1919 [date received]
Used in: Atlantic & Potomac Division 5/17.
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 4
Tags
Date
01/01/1919
Location
France
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "American National Red Cross photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/717_anrc.html