A portrait of a member of the American Mercy Box League (aka League of Mercy and Salvation for the Slums), an early sub-division of charitable work by the Salvation Army which asked for boxes of goods from the general public for distribution to the poor, those in hospital, children's homes etc, as well as volunteers. This woman holding a bucket and scrubbing brush and wearing a badge has probably volunteered to clean the homes of those unable to.

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Size: 3327px × 4023px
Photo credit: © Colin Waters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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