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SUB-SERIES — Box: 22 Identifier: BWH c3

L. World War I Photographs of Battle Wounds, 1915.

Scope and Contents

Consists of 127 graphic photographs of severely wounded men, before, during, and after treatment. A few images of splints and braces are included. Although unlabeled and undated, the images are from World War I. Many of these images are the same as those in the Greenough Lantern Slide Collection [M 5539] which belongs to the Warren Anatomical Museum. They are likely images from the Harvard University Service American Ambulance, Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France in April, May, and June of 1915.

Dates

  • Creation: 1915.

Conditions Governing Access

Restricted patient information.

Extent

1 collection (69.72 cubic feet in 44 records center cartons, 39 oversize boxes, 3 index card boxes, 2 letter size document boxes, 3 half letter size document boxes, 1 cylindrical storage case for rolled drawings, 1 oversize drawer, and 1 shelf.)

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) Repository

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