The National Park Service expresses its appreciation to all those who made the preparation and production of this handbook possible.

Text

Elizabeth Brown Pryor, who wrote Part 2, is a professional historian. She is the author of several journal and magazine articles on nineteenth-century America and lives in Washington, D.C.

Illustrations

The artwork on the cover and on the three double pages introducing the different sections of the book is by Mark English of Fairway, Kansas.

American Red Cross 11 steamboats, 13 Boardman, 39, and 64-65.

Clara Barton Birthplace 76 birthplace.

Johnstown Flood Museum 77 museum.

Library of Congress 8, 9, 10 Anthony, Stanton, and Louise of Baden, 11 Hayes, Garfield, and Arthur, 12 Wald and Adams, 16, 19, 21, 24, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 35, 37, 40-41, 43, 44, 46, 51, 53, 56, 60-61.

Museum of Modern Art 59.

New York Public Library 22.

Robert Shafer 68, 69, 71, 75 Sewall-Belmont, 76 American Red Cross, 77 Library of Congress.

Smithsonian Institution 12 ambulance.

All other photographs come from the files of Clara Barton National Historic Site and the National Park Service.