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One of Poland's lost children. In Cilne, Northern Poland, orphanages are crowded with war orphans or children lost forever from their parents and known only by numbers. In most cases they are merely living recors of one of the most tragic epochs of Poland's eventful history. In their dripsical, swollen condition, resulting from starvation, or their rickety legs and bone malformations from the same cause, they tell their pitiful share in the making of the new Republic. In its plans for the care of these helpless victims of war it is believed that the Junior Red Cross of America will be able to perform one of the greatest and most merciful relief operations that any organization will ever be called upon to foster. Clothing, food, medicines, nurses, general welfare, education and human sympathy are the crying needs of these children and within the gifts of American children
Mother and child in ruins of their home at Dubno. This city was on the Russo-Austrian front for nine months during 1915 and a majority of the buildings were destroyed by artillery fire. The inhabitants have been forced to live together in the remaining dwellings and this results in over crowding, which seriously complicates the situation in regard to the spread of typhus and other infectious diseases. The members of the Interallied Medical Comm. sent by the League of Red Cross Societies to investigate the typhus situations in Poland found that the present epidemic is wide spread and will grow this winter to proportions that will be a menace not only to Poland but to Western Europe and America unless the most active measures are taken to deal with the situation. Assistance is needed by the Polish medical authorities, and this should be given in the form of soap, disinfectants, drugs, sheets, blankets, clothing and hospital equipment
Feeding Poland's children. Little refugees before one of the American Red Cross feed kitchens in the city of Brest-Litowsk in eastern Poland. There are 10,000 children in this city being cared for by the various relief organizations. The majority are refugees from all parts of Poland and Russia. Two thousand are orphans. All have suffered from undernourisment and many are infected with the typhus fever. The Americans are making a manful effort to brighten their lives
Typhus patient convalescing at the infectious diseases hospital in Brest-Litovsk. No fuel is in for winter, and there is a total lack of mattresses and blankets. The Interallied Medical Comm. sent by the League of Red Cross Societies to study the typhus situation in Poland found that the present epidemic of typhus is wide spread and fresh cases are constantly being introduced from the East by returning refugees and prisoners of war. The Polish medical authorities are taking active measures to deal with this situation but they are seriously handicapped by the lack of soap, disinfectants, drugs, bedding and clothing and hospital equipment. In its official report the Comm. states that this condition is a matter of international moment, and that united action is needed to stamp out typhus in Poland to prevent its spread to Western Europe and America
Teaching sick Albanians the "Air" cure. When persons get sick in Albania they usually shut the windows and doors tight and go to bed until they get well or die. The American Red Cross is attempting to change these unhealthy habits. This shows an American Nurse (kneeling) with a native interpreter (center, standing) teaching a tubercular patient the value of "plain air" and plenty of it. The Nurse is Miss Louise Wentzell, Pittsburgh, Pa
The poor children of Warsaw. An interesting crowd of Polish children at one of the American Red Cross welfare stations in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. Many of them have received knitted caps and sweaters made by the woman of America and they are very grateful. After feeding and clothing them, the Junior Red Cross recently sent them 10,000 farming implements to use in their community garden scheme, by which the children will help to grow food for Poland
Freight trains crammed with refugees returning to their homes in Poland after having passed through the delousing and disinfecting stations on the eastern border. The Interallied Medical Commission sent by the League of Red Cross Societies to study the typhus situation in Poland found that the disease is constantly being introduced from the East by prisoners of war and returning refugees. Medical supplies and trained personnel are urgently needed to deal energetically with the situation
Freight trains crammed with refugees returning to their homes in Poland after having passed through the delousing and disinfecting stations on the eastern border. The Interallied Medical Commission sent by the League of Red Cross Societies to study the typhus situation in Poland found that the disease is constantly being introduced from the East by prisoners of war and returning refugees. Medical supplies and trained personnel are urgently needed to deal energetically with the situation
A Russian Junior's morning wash. One of the lasting results of the work of the American Red Cross mission sent to Riga under Colonel Edward Ryan, has been the increased cleanliness of the natives who had become careless through many years of neglect. Today even the smallest children take their morning dip in clean, fresh water, a good antidote for the spread of the typhus fever, once epidemic in this section of the Baltic provinces
A new cure discovered. Poland has just discovered that plenty of good fresh air is a great medicine. Before the arrival of the American Red Cross health units in Poland, two and three families lived in one room. Hundreds of children were dying with tuberculosis but no one thought of fresh air. This group of children were found living under just such conditions. Now they are living in a Red Cross hospital with plenty of fresh air and good healthy exercise. The new treatment is proving the salvation of Poland's tubercular children
Summary
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: Paris Office.
A.R.C. Mag., T.T. & C., Apr. 3, 1920.
Group title: Children, Poland.
Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc
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Date
01/01/1920
Location
poland
Source
Library of Congress
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