Memory Bank: Learning first aid at Mayer Chapel

The Red Cross was founded nationally in 1881, and most Indiana chapters launched in the early 1900s. This photo—believed to have been taken in about 1918—shows a Red Cross first-aid class at Mayer Chapel, which was located at 448 W. Norwood St. Second Presbyterian Church constructed Mayer Chapel in 1891 as a neighborhood center to serve southside residents. It still stands, just southwest of Lucas Oil Stadium, and now houses a 144-bed Marion County work release program.

Sources: Indiana Historical Society, Indiana State Library, Indiana Department of Correction

Credit: This photo is courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society. More images are available at images.indianahistory.org.