Exhibitions

The American Red Cross: A Century of Humanitarian Progress 1881-1981

May 15, 1981 – March 14, 1982

National Museum of American History
1300 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC

3rd Floor Lounge

See on Map Floor Plan

This commemorative exhibition features an ambulance used by Clara Barton, her desk, Florence Nightingale's shawl, and other historical artifacts from SI collections and on loan from the National Archives and the American Red Cross. It complements centennial exhibitions at the Corcoran Gallery and the national headquarters of the American Red Cross.