Scanned photo collection - subject list

World War I - Red Cross

2015-0056

Description: Red Cross volunteers at a canteen. From left to right (Back Row); 1.) Mrs. J.H. Penner, 2.) Mary (Wirkler) Krehbiel, 3.) Frieda (Voth) Regier, 4.) Betha M. Unruh, 5.) Emma (Black) Hann, 6.) Lina (Stahly) Rich, 7.) Mrs. Lyons, 8.) Hilda Schmidt 9.) ? 10.) ? (Front Row) 1.) Laura Plum, 2.) ? 3.) ? 4.) ? 5.) ?
Date: ca. 1917-1918
Location: Newton, KS
MLA filing: World War I - Red Cross
Original Size: 13.5 x 8 cm
Source: Florence (Krehbiel) Huffman and Elizabeth Wirkler
Photographer:
Note: There are two copies of this photo; One copy is from Florence (Krehbiel) Huffman collection 1985, another copy is from Elizabeth Wirkler connection 1984
Note: See photos of outside and inside of canteen in B.C. "Graymaroon" 1919, p. 101

2015-0057

Description: Red Cross volunteers who managed a canteen on the west side of Main Street directly north of the Santa Fe railroad tracks. They served coffee and doughnuts to servicemen passing through Newton on troop trains during WWI. From left to right (Back Row); 1.) Betha M. Unruh, 2.) Mrs. J.H. Penner (from Beatrice, NE, bought C.H. Wedel house in North Newton, KS), 3.) Mary (Wirkler) Krehbiel (Mrs. C.E.), 4.) Frieda (Voth) Regier (Mrs. John G.), 5.) Emma (Black) Hann (reporter, Newton Kansan), 6.) Lina (Stahly) Rich (Mrs. William), 7.) Mrs. Lyons, Hilda Schmidt (Bethel Music 1915, sister of Clarence Schmidt, Mrs. C.W. Marquis), 9.) ? 10.) ?. (Front Row); 1.) ? 2.) ? 3.) ? 4.) Laura Plum (unmarried, housekeeper, neighbor of WM Rich Family), 5.) ?.
Date: ca. 1917-1918
Location: Newton, KS
MLA filing: World War I - Red Cross
Original Size: 13.5 x 8 cm
Source: Florence (Krehbiel) Huffman collection 1985
Photographer:
Note: Identifications clarified by Selma (Rich) Platt Johnson 1985)

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