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Red Cross Awards
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Charles F. Esser (right), first aid chairman of the Dane County Red Cross, presenting certificates of first aid for fifty-two members of the county traffic, sheriff, and highway departments. Accepting the certificates are, from left: Captain O.F. Larson of the Dane county highway police, Ray H. Swann, county highway commissioner, and Sheriff Herman P. Kerl.
September 19, 1949
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Sheriff Herman P. Kerl
November 3, 1948
Head and shoulders portrait of Dane County sheriff, Herman P. Kerl.
American Red Cross Badges
July 19, 1949
Ethel Bohon, center, and Corinne Mennes, right, receive American Red Cross nurses' badges in recognition for their service. Presenting the award, at left, is Ellen Svoboda, enrollment chairman for ...
Dane County Highway Commissioner
November 11, 1959
Portrait of Dane County highway commissioner, Ray R. Swann.
Junior Red Cross Award
May 27, 1954
Elvira Alexson, Marquette School art teacher, is awarded a pin for more than 10 years of service by Gertrude Anderson, Junior Red Cross chairman.
American Red Cross Board of Directors
September 9, 1949
American Red Cross Board of Directors (local chapter).
Junior Red Cross Leadership Training
October 25, 1949
Bill Rayne, chairman of the motor corps division of the Junior Red Cross, unloads a box of cancer dressings for the Madison board of health during a Junior Red Cross leadership training event.
