Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Uniform, Military |
Catalog Number |
1991.002.034 |
Description |
Light blue World War II Red Cross first aid triangle. |
Provenance |
From the estate of Mary Higbee Cameron. |
Date |
1946 |
Event |
World War II |
Dimension Details |
Two shorter sides of the triangle are 33", and the longer side of the triangle is 49". The height of the triangle perpendicular to the longest side is 23". |
Subjects |
Clothing & Accessories Military Health & Medicine |
Search Terms |
American Red Cross World War II WWII |
Notes |
Mary Higbee graduated from Central High School in 1933. She went on to study at Carleton College, as well as La Crosse State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse), where she attended the La Crosse State Teachers College Training School. In her mid-20s, Higbee attended the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, graduating with a degree in costume design. By the time she was 30, she joined the Red Cross and was stationed in the Philippines, awaiting a transfer to Japan. Higbee joined the Red Cross in 1946 after the end of WWII. She served primarily in Japan, where the Allies had begun their occupation. When she returned from Japan, Mary Higbee married Alex B. Cameron, a La Crosse lawyer. She also began teaching art at Logan High School, as well as Coleman Technical Institute in La Crosse and the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee. |