Red Cross Women's Motor Corps Workers with Ford Ambulance, June 1942
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The Red Cross Women's Motor Corps provided invaluable service on the American home front during World War II. Some 45,000 drivers ferried Red Cross staff and supplies, couriered packages and messages, and occasionally assisted with Army and Navy transportation needs. Motor Corps members generally drove their personal vehicles, but Ford-built ambulances were also used to transport the sick and wounded.
The Red Cross Women's Motor Corps provided invaluable service on the American home front during World War II. Some 45,000 drivers ferried Red Cross staff and supplies, couriered packages and messages, and occasionally assisted with Army and Navy transportation needs. Motor Corps members generally drove their personal vehicles, but Ford-built ambulances were also used to transport the sick and wounded.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
11 June 1942
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.76809.B
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.000 in
Width: 11.000 in
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