Blood Donor Center. Private Elbert L. Estes

Creator

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Identifier

20036664

Description

Blood Donor Center. Private Elbert L. Estes, San Antonio, Texas paratrooper and wearer of Purple Heart, paused to look at a poster at the Blood Donor Center. The poster reads "Don't Turn Away...It's Blood" with additional smaller text and an image. Private Estes is dressed in military uniform and came to donate a pint of blood in repayment for the blood plasma that saved his life when he was wounded at Buna, Papua New Guinea.

Archival Date

1944-05-30

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-566

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Estes, Elbert L. (Pvt.) ,Blood donations; Military personnel,Blood Donor Center; Military uniforms