Red Cross distributed sweater vest

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/5d25655638e8884489fcf0ffbeb4a4b2

Title

Red Cross distributed sweater vest

Creator

Page, John H
American Red Cross
United States, Marine Corps

Date

Used: not earlier than 1946 - not later than 1948

Description

A knit wool pullover vest of the type distributed to the Armed Forces by the Red Cross. It is dark olive with a "V" neck and a label at the back of the neck marked "AMERICAN RED CROSS / CHAPTER / NOT TO BE SOLD / WASHINGTON COUNTY / HILLSBORO, OREGON" in red. Stamped over this in black is "J.H. PAGE, Jr". Manufactured by the American Red Cross, Hillsboro, Oregon. Page served in the United States Marine Corps 1946-1948.

Subject

World War II
World War, 1939-1945--War work--Red Cross.
Military.1946-1953 (post World War II & Korean War).Clothing.Accessories
vest (garment)

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Relation

http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/web5/media.php?thumb=yes&irn=10044211

Type

image

References

http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display.php?irn=10134661

Citation

Page, John H, American Red Cross, and United States, Marine Corps, “Red Cross distributed sweater vest,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed November 13, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/8320.

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