Missionaries knitting at a Red Cross meeting, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1918

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/fe78be90605630056e462c340f955bf4

Title

Missionaries knitting at a Red Cross meeting, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1918

Creator

Unidentified

Date

1918

Description

“Mrs. Capen, Dr. Everhans, A.G.S., a chinese helper, Mrs. Ashmore, Chinese helper, Mrs. Waters, Anna Foster, Dr. Leach. Bad spots on film! A Red Cross meeting knitting socks & making flannel hospital socks to go over bandages. Thai Jong – 1918” A group of women knitting at a Red Cross meeting with Chinese helpers in the background.

Subject

Group portraits
Handicrafts
Women

Source

University of Southern California Libraries

Relation

http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/getthumbnail/collection/p15799coll123/id/51369

Type

image

References

http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll123/id/51369

Citation

Unidentified, “Missionaries knitting at a Red Cross meeting, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1918,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed September 2, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/5492.

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