Latest content added for The Gateway to Oklahoma History Collection: American Red Cross of Central Oklahoma Collection

Oklahoma City Marathon

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Photograph of unidentified runners at a marathon in Oklahoma City, OK.

Red Cross Pinning

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Photograph of four registered nurses receiving their Oklahoma Chapter of the Red Cross pin. All are unidentified except for Sister Mary Callista at extreme right.

Red Cross Volunteer

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Photograph of an unidentified Red Cross volunteer.

Red Cross Banquet

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Photograph of a Oklahoma County Chapter of the Red Cross banquet celebrating the end of World War II in Europe (V-E Day) on May 8, 1945

Moore, Oklahoma Tornado

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Photograph of the tornado damage to a part of Moore, OK in the tornado of November 1973.

Moore, Oklahoma Tornado

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Photograph of damage done by the November 1973 tornado in Moore, OK.

Disaster Assistance

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Photograph of a Red Cross worker helping at an earthquake disaster in South America.

Hospital Plane Aid

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Photograph of Mrs. J.C. Fullerton serving some crew and a patient from a hospital plane at the Will Rogers Air Field.

Hearing Help

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Photograph of an unidentified Red Cross worker aiding an unidentified man to hear a record.

Teen Volunteers with Children

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Photograph of two unidentified teen volunteers helping in a children's hospital area. Shown are two unidentified children and a physician.

Visiting the Elderly

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Photograph of Red Cross volunteers visiting an unidentified elderly woman at a nursing home. The volunteers are:(L-R): Ruth Harris and Bernise Jones.

Hearing Help

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Photograph of an unidentified Red Cross worker aiding an unidentified man to hear a record.

Red Cross Nursing

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Photograph of two unidentified women in Red Cross uniforms conversing over a clipboard.

Help with the Elderly

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Photograph of two unidentified women. The woman in the Red Cross volunteer uniform is assisting the older person out of a car while holding onto her walker.

Texas Checkers

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Photograph of two unidentified patients and Red Cross volunteer watching a checkers game between the men's beds on an outsized checker board with long enough sticks to move the checkers.

Hospital Aid

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Photograph of an unidentified patient his Red Cross volunteer helper instructing the patient.

Pool Game

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Photograph of two unidentified men playing a game of pool with the unidentified Red Cross volunteer looks on.

Blood Donation

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Photograph of an unidentified Red Cross worker and man who has just given blood.

Infant Instruction

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Photograph of two unidentified mothers and babies listing to the Red Cross volunteer gathering information.

Hospital Aid

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Photograph of six women in a woman's ward at Fort Sam Houston Hospital. The Red Cross volunteer is in her uniform beside the first bed on the right. The person next to her is UNIDENTIFIED. The tree women are (L-R): Mrs. Etta Volta, Mrs. Frances Davidson and Mrs. Eva Greene

Gift Wrapping Help

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Photograph of Mrs. William Hitchings from the Will County Red Cross Chapter assists at Hines Veterans Hospital, in wrapping Christmas gifts. Shown with her are (L-R): Arthur Carlson and Gerald Schafman, of Somonauk, IL.

Hospital Aid

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Photograph of an unidentified Red Cross volunteer and her little girl patient surrounded by toys. The volunteer is trying to keep her entertained.

Christmas Seals of the Red Cross

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Photograph of an unidentified child and a Red Cross volunteer getting a Red Cross Christmas seal.

Red Cross Schedules

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Photograph of two unidentified Red Cross volunteers looking at the roster of "Recreation Volunteers Activity Schedule."

Hearing Help

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Photograph of nine-year old Patricia Howell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Howell, Oklahoma City, listens for the tone designed to test the accuracy of her hearing as part of the new audio visual screening program at Outpatient Clinic of the Children's Memorial Hospital. The Red Cross volunteers are(L-R): Mrs. H.P. Fritze and Mrs. H.G. Wiersig.

Traveling to Aid

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Photograph of three unidentified women loading up their luggage into the Oklahoma County Chapter of the American Red Cross to help others in a different locale.

Vaporizer Instruction

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Photograph of Diane Spiglemire showing Mrs. Brenda Johnson how to use a vaporizer.

Blood Donation

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Photograph of an unidentified Red Cross worker and man who has just given blood.

Helping the Elderly

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Photograph of an unidentified patient and Red Cross volunteer looking over a Red Cross gift of toiletries.

Helping Children

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Photograph of an unidentified baby and two unidentified Red Cross volunteers playing.

Military Hospitals Aid

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Photograph of an unidentified patient and Red Cross volunteer taking information. The patient is staring at the apparatus to help him sit up using his injured arms.

Military Hospitals Aid

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Photograph of Mrs. Clarence Dufresne comforts Vickilee Ferguson, during a treatment. The 7 year old daughter, Vickilee Ferguson of Major Victor Ferguson. Looking on is Mrs. Sara M. Welch, a nurse's aid at the US Air Force Hospital at Maxwell Field, AL.

Disaster Aid

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Photograph of Tommy Wolf, a tornado victim, is helped getting a drink of water from Mrs. Anne Westenbrook in a local Michigan hospital. The UNIDENTIFED woman holding onto the bed rails is most probably the boy's mother.

Music and Children

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Photograph of an unidentified Red Cross volunteer surrounded by a group of children, all UNIDENTIFIED. She brought her guitar to get them to listen or sing.

Hospital Aid

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Photograph of an UNDENTIFIED doctor, patient and Red Cross volunteer trying to get a blood pressure reading for the patient.

Award Ceremony

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Photograph of Mrs. S. Vargas receiving a nursing hat from an unidentified Red Cross leader.

Grocery Store Shopping

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Photograph of an unidentified little girl and a Red Cross volunteer helping her select some fruit.

Help When Needed

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Photograph of an unidentified young woman folding and counting towels for distribution.

Adjusting Equipment

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Photograph of an unidentified patient and his unidentified Red Cross volunteer.

Helping Children

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Photograph of Miss Thames, a Red Cross volunteer and an unidentified young boy with his homemade crown, reading a book from his hospital bed.

Learning New Skills

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Photograph of three unidentified women consulting books. Two of the women are in the Red Cross nursing uniform. The third woman is in regular clothing also looking over the books with the other two.

Fargo, North Dakota Tornado

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Photograph of Mrs. G.B. Stevenson, Red Cross volunteer, helping to find clothes for Mr. and Mrs. Roy Murphy's five children after a tornado hit Fargo, ND.

Helping Children

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Photograph of an unidentified Red Cross volunteer playing dolls with an unidentified little girl with a leg injury.

Military and Veterans Hospitals Aid

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Photograph of an unidentified Red Cross volunteer and an unidentified patient being given a plant while a unidentified young man holds onto a set of ear phones for the patient's use.

Military Hospitals Aid

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Photograph of an unidentified Red Cross volunteer and an unidentified patient, filling out a form.

Military Hospitals Aid

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Photograph of two unidentified women, one of which is clothed in her Red Cross checking a map while two unidentified men are either loading or unloading a moving van.

Military Hospitals Aid

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Photograph of an unidentified Red Cross volunteer and a patient with a leg injury.

Military Hospitals Aid

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Photograph of an unidentified Red Cross volunteer and an unidentified patient, filling out a form.

Helping Children

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Photograph of an unidentified child in a hospital with toys around him playing with a Red Cross volunteer, Mrs. Quest.

Helping Children

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Photograph of a Red Cross volunteer in charge of five young children. The volunteer and the children are all UNIDENTIFIED.