01482crm a2200193 4500 759041170 TxAuBib 20150918120000.0 150918|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u TxAuBib Uniform Buttons From American Red Cross [Museum Object]. ca. 1940. "Uniform buttons, American Red Cross, Service to Armed Forces, WWII. three sized of black plastic buttons with the Red Cross emblem. a-c; Large; ridged ground with smooth cross and lettering. d-l; Medium; raised cross and lettering. m-33; small. same as medium.". PERMANENT COLLECTION. 20150918. "The American Red Cross was founded in 1881 as a organization to provide domestic and overseas disaster relief, military aid, and peacetime relief. The Red Cross experienced phenomenal growth during WWI. IN 1914, there were 107 local chapters; by 1918, there were 3,864. Nationwide membership grew from 17,000 to 20 million in just four years, and the public contributed [dollar sign]400 million to the American and Allied cause. The organization again came together during WWII, supplying 104,000 military nurses, 300,000 tons of supplies, and 13.3 million pints of blood to wounded soldiers and civilians.". https://rosenberg.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/97D50F26-995E-495A-AA5E-357896327078 See Museum Object Listing RV8