Marine Corps Afghans For Peace

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/410883c7a8d6cb3778b64e5aac92e1e4

Title

Marine Corps Afghans For Peace

Creator

Linhoff, Joe

Date

1947

Description

Project Chairman Mrs. Florence Christopher holds up one of the 10 afghans completed so far for the Marine Corps League Auxiliary donation to Fort Snelling. The group is knitting blankets for veterans at the hospital.

Subject

Charities
Christopher, Florence
Handicraft
Knitting
Marine Corps League (U.S.)
World War, 1939-1945
Afghans (Coverlets)
Auxiliary
Peace

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Relation

http://digitalcollections.hclib.org/utils/getthumbnail/collection/MplsPhotos/id/25099

Type

image

References

http://digitalcollections.hclib.org/cdm/ref/collection/MplsPhotos/id/25099

Date

1947

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Subject

Charities
Christopher, Florence
Handicraft
Knitting
Marine Corps League (U.S.)
World War, 1939-1945
Afghans (Coverlets)
Auxiliary
Peace

Citation

Linhoff, Joe, “Marine Corps Afghans For Peace,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed July 5, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/13777.

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