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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated October 2, 1963 reads, "Red Cross nurse Jeri Phillips takes a blood sample from Salvation Army Capt. Frank Brown while Brigadier Winfred Roswall awaits his turn. The donated blood will go to a Chicago girl, granddaughter of an Army employe [sic] in Van Nuys, who faces open heart surgery." The article partially reads, "When Brigadier Winfred Roswall...heard of the impending surgery and the need for blood, he organized employes [sic] and men in the Salvation Army's rehabilitation program and various Army officials...The donors gathered Tuesday at Red Cross headquarters in Van Nuys to contribute blood for the girl's surgery."
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Salvation Army American Red Cross Associations, institutions, etc.--California--Los Angeles Blood donations--California--Los Angeles Blood donors--California--Los Angeles Nurses--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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