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| Repository: | Appalachian State University W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection |
| Creator: | Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew, Inc. |
| Title: | Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew, Inc. Photograph, n.d. |
| Language of Material: | Material in English |
| Location: | For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Appalachian State University. |
| Abstract: | The Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew, Inc. Photograph consists of one 8 x 10" black and white photograph of several white individuals in a room of the Crew Headquarters. This photograph was taken by Davis Photo Co. of Roanoke, Virginia. |
| The Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew, Inc. Photograph consists of one 8 x 10" black and white photograph of several white individuals in a room of the Crew Headquarters. This photograph was taken by Davis Photo Co. of Roanoke, Virginia. | |
| Extent: | 0.01 linear feet, 1 archival folder |
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[Identification of item], Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew, Inc. Photograph, W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, NC, USA.
The W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection purchased the Twentieth Years of Voluntary Service in Fields of First Aid, Life Saving and Safety, 1928-1948 from Bookworm and Silverfish on 25 September 2002.
Processed by Kathryn Staley, October, 2004
Encoded by Kathryn Staley, October, 2004
In 1928 the Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew, Inc. organized a volunteer program for first aid and life saving in Roanoke, Virginia. Organized by men from the Norfolk and Western Railway in May 25, 1928, the crew originally focused on water safety and assistance of drowned victims. The City Council financially supported the crew and by 1930, the American Red Cross chartered the crew. In 1935, the Virginia Association of Rescue Squads was organized under the Roanoke Crew. In 1940, the polio epidemic spread into western Virginia and the Crew raised enough money to purchase three iron lungs.
| Weaver, Robert Herman |
| Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew |
| Roanoke, Virginia |
| Rescue work -- Virginia -- Roanoke |
| Emergency medical services -- Virginia-- Roanoke -- Sources |
| First aid in illness and injury -- Virginia -- Roanoke -- sources |
| Collection 219. The Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew, Inc. Photograph. n.d. | |||||||||
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