September 23, 2026
Tag: red cross
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Red Cross Postcards
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The Red Cross was founded by Henri Dunant, who was present at the Battle of Solferino in 1859, at which 40,000 men were killed or wounded. Dunant spent the next five years trying to get support for his plan and succeeded in convoking a convention of interested persons in Geneva, Switzerland in 1864. After the…
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May 16, 2021 4 Comments
Who is your favorite anemologist? You don’t have one? What a shame. Anemology is the study of wind. Postcard History welcomes guest contributor Alan Upton who shares his love of wind and postcards from his collection.