Volunteer for Red Cross Motor Corps
Title
Volunteer for Red Cross Motor Corps
Subject
Description
Posters such as these were created by the American Red Cross to recruit volunteers during wartime.
The Motor Corps consisted of 45,000 women who collectively answered nine million calls and clocked over 61 million miles. They delivered supplies, transported the sick, and provided transportation for volunteer nurses. Most of these volunteers used their own vehicles and underwent automotive training so they could complete their own repairs.
The Motor Corps consisted of 45,000 women who collectively answered nine million calls and clocked over 61 million miles. They delivered supplies, transported the sick, and provided transportation for volunteer nurses. Most of these volunteers used their own vehicles and underwent automotive training so they could complete their own repairs.
Creator
The American Red Cross
Date
1941-1945
Source
https://olive-drab.com/gallery/photos/redcross_motorcorps_poster_sm.jpg
Relation
Link: Ames Historical Society
Rights
Source: Our History. (n.d.). American Red Cross. Retrieved October 12, 2012, from http://www.redcross.org//about-us/history
Publisher
National Archives
Contributor
National Archives
Format
Medium: Poster
Language
English
Type
Poster
Identifier
American Red Cross, Volunteerism, Motor Corps, War, Women, Health
Coverage
Historic
Files
Reference
The American Red Cross, Volunteer for Red Cross Motor Corps, National Archives, 1941-1945
Cite As
The American Red Cross, “Volunteer for Red Cross Motor Corps,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed April 28, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/315.