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Description: | 17955
whole: the image occupies the centre, held within a black border. The title is separate and positioned in the upper third,
in green. The text is separate and positioned in the lower two-thirds, in green and in red. All set against a white
background.
image: a dragon crawling over a globe is stabbed in the head with a dagger by a Red Cross nurse.
text: ITALIAN RED CROSS
THE PIONEER RED CROSS SOCIETY OF THE WORLD
THE IDEA OF THE RED CROSS ORIGINATED IN 1848 WITH DR. FERDINANDO PALASCIANO, OF CAPUA, WHO NARROWLY ESCAPED BEING SHOT FOR HAVING TAKEN
CUSTODY OF THE WOUNDED.
B. CASCELLA
L'ITALIA fa valere colla armi [sic] il suo buon DIRITTO
VIVA IL REGINO D'ITALIA
Argus Co
ITALY HAS SUFFERED TERRIBLY IN THIS WAR FROM THE RUTHLESS AND DIABOLICAL METHODS OF THE ENEMY. THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF HER GALLANT
SOLDIERS HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED WITH TUBERCULOSIS AND ARE UNDER TREATMENT BY THE RED CROSS.
THE GREAT ITALIAN RED CROSS DAY IS SATURDAY, SEPT. 21st
REMEMBER IT!
ARGUS CO., CAPE TOWN - 3711
[Italy asserts its right by means of arms! Long live the Kingdom of Italy!]
3711. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Allegory empire / commonwealth emblems Animals women / womens work health / safety wounded / disabled Charities supernatural events Italian Red Cross WW1 South African Home Front military suffering civilian effort | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Argus Co Ltd, Cape Town | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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