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1914-1918
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Bringing in the Wounded "On Stretchers Stiff and Bleared with Blood"
Four wounded men lie on stretchers at a first aid station, awaiting medical attention.
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British Red Cross Ambulance in French Service, Northern France
Two French soldiers exit a Red Cross ambulance while five others stand outside it, one with a bandage around his head.
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1916-1918
Taking Away the Wounded in Motor Ambulance (Somme)
Three soldiers load a wounded man on a stretcher into a Red Cross ambulance.
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French Field Hospital--Locating Bullet With X-Ray Machine
Two army surgeons use an X-Ray to locate a bullet in a wounded soldier at a French Field Hospital.
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Ghastly Glipse of Wounded Belgians in Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
In this photpograph is a man who is very seiously injured. He has bandages covering his face and hands. There is a nurse sitting by his side and two other wounded soldiers who look like they are in a better condition in the background. Women who...
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French Convalescents, Nicknamed "The Cripples," About to Return to the Front
In this scene there is a large gathering of men who are recovering from various wounds from the war. Some of them are standing and others are sitting. Some are eating and smoking. They are about to return to "the front" to fight once more.
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Allied Soldiers Binding up the Wounds of Their Prisoners after the Battle
This photo shows the French caring for wounds of the enemy who are prisoners of war. The soldies during WWI were known to have been able to humanely treat each other. A soldier appears to have a wounded leg that is being treated with some of the many...
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Sacrificed on Altar of German Militarism- Arrival of Dead at Military Cemetary, Villers au Bois, France
This photograph shows men pushing a wagon that is meant to carry the dead. There also lies a man who died in battle. The description on the photograph mentions that after WWI there were many fatherless children and widows.
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Internment of the Fallen Brave in the Cemetary at Villers au Bois, France
In this photograph are men gathered, including a priest, around a grave with dead men. Fallen men more often than not were put into mass graves. The region of Villers-au-Bois saw a lot of fighting during the war.
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Sanitary Work of the Battle Line- Disinfectin the Ruins with Patent Spray
This photograph shows a medical worker spraying disinfectant on the battle field. He has a red cross band on his arm. There is a lot of rubble and destruction in the background. With all the death and destruction, battle fields were breeding grounds...
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