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D15655-1
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- 1943-07 (Creation)
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In July of 1943, three members of the uniformed Red Cross Motor Corp. placed boxes in the back of a wood-paneled station wagon parked in front of the Uhlman Block building at 824 A Street in Tacoma. Left to right, Marjorie (Mrs. Richard) Boardman was loading the vehicle with surgical dressing materials, Mrs. George Osgood was packing magazines for hospitalized servicemen and Etta (Mrs. Allan H.) Moody stood ready to drive the cargo to its final destination at Fort Lewis. The Motor Corps was responsible for transporting materials to Red Cross production units, as well as delivering the finished product, and for driving volunteers to the base hospitals. The 1889 Uhlman Block building, 824 A Street, designed by Pickles & Sutton, is in the background. The building was demolished in 1951. (T. Times 7/3/1943, pg. 4)
American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Women--Tacoma; Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boardman, Marjorie; Moody, Etta; Osgood, George--Family;