[or-roots] another "mystery" question

[cjp joppe]

Ah! Maybe an early Red Cross type of thing even? Our
photos sound eerily similar. There is another photo of
two of the gals in regular/non uniform clothing -
their names were Louise Allen and Ella Griffith (just
in case this rings a bell with anyone else in the
or-roots group). I can scan a low res image of it
tonight and send it to you individually if you'd like
to see it. Wouldn't be be something if we had the same
photo ?

--- Beth Perry Johnston <bpjohnston at charter.net>
wrote:

> Carol,
> 
> I have some similar photos involving my grandmother
> (Della Winifred 
> Gerking, b. 1898) as part of groups of girls dressed
> all in white. In 
> most of the photos the dresses appear nurse-like,
> but in one photo the 
> dress is much softer in appearance. There's also a
> photo of a large 
> group marching down a city street with all the
> buildings draped in 
> bunting, but there's no identification of the city
> and no one I 
> recognize as a family member. Thank you for making
> the possible 
> connection with WW1 -- I'd not thought of that, and
> it would make sense. 
> For the nurse-like photos I'd thought of the
> possibility of something 
> like the Candy Stripers of our youth, but now wonder
> if there was some 
> kind of WW1 support organization for young
> girls/ladies.I guess these 
> mysteries are what makes genealogy so much fun!
> 
> Beth
> 
> cjp joppe wrote:
> 
> >Greetings
> >I am curious - I have a photo of my Grandmother
> Viva
> >Vivian Courter in what appears to be a high school
> >photo from 1915 - on the back it says DHS 1915. 
> All
> >of the girls (no boys except one older male
> >instructor?) and instructors are wearing white
> >uniforms - I would think it nursing except as far
> as I
> >know she wasn't one. 1915 would put her at about
> 18. 
> >
> >There is another photo of her w/ same group of gals
> >same uniforms in a wagon in a parade/no date -
> maybe
> >something having to do with WW1 because there are
> lots
> >of red white and blue ( best guess/black and white
> >photo) buntings and flags.
> >
> >any input thoughts or ideas appreciated.
> >
> >carole
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