Author: WILMOT, FRED; DICKSON, R.G.B. (FOREWORD)
Title: "Call 320" a Documentary Record of the 1950 Manitoba Flood and Red Cross Activities in the Disaster
Description: Winnipeg: Canadian Red Cross Society, 1950. First Edition. Paperback. "Compiled to record the organization established within the Manitoba Division of the Canadian Red Cross Society to meet the 1950 Manitoba flood emergency. It is hoped that this booklet may prove of value as a reference should another major disaster occur, in Manitoba or elsewhere." - inside front cover. "The flood of '50 was the worst that the modern city of Winnipeg has survived. Never before in the history of North America has it been necessary to have plans readied for the mass evacuation of a city of 300,000 people. The permanent staff of Red Cross, supplemented by thousands of volunteers, met the emergency with dogged persistence that often rose to heroic levels." - Foreword. 94 pages. Abundantly illustrated with excellent black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Prior owner's faint stamp upon front cover otherwise tight and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy of this very informative history. Winnipeg Centennial Bibliography #329, Peel [2003] #7174. ; 8vo. Good .

Keywords: Floods 1950 Response River