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D10830-1
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- 1941-02-10 (Creation)
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It's "Thumbs up" all around as the British American War Relief Committee poses with a new ambulance in February of 1941. The ambulance, destined for Great Britain, was on display in front of the British American War Relief office at 914 1/2 Broadway. The "Thumbs up" Cavalcade of ambulances was on a three month tour of the U.S. with five members from professional football driving the vehicles. Doug Oldershaw of the NY Giants, believed fourth from left, was the driver of the ambulance that traveled to Tacoma from San Francisco. Each ambulance took a different route from California on the cross-country trip. Money was being raised during the tour to purchase airplane ambulances for the Royal Air Force. Names of the other individuals in the photograph were not provided. (T. Times 2/8/1941, pg. 3-article)
Ambulances--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Ambulances--Tacoma; British American War Relief Committee (Tacoma);