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Of all the diseases that broke out in central Europe during the last months of the war and following the armistice typhus assumed the greatest proportion, becoming epidemic in all the countries. For a time there was a grave danger that it would spread to the Western part of the continent. Early in January the American Red Cross sent medical units throughout that part of the world. They carried with them medicines, hospital tents and equipment. A systematic campaign was commenced to arradicate the scourge. In the picture one of the Red Cross ambulances is seen in Serbia bringing Typhus victims to the field hospital
Serbia's railroad system to be rebuilt. Hauling fresh ballast by hand is the slow Serbian way of rebuilding the Skopjle-Mitrovitza section of Serbia's broken down railway system. This is the only line reaching western Serbia and one means of transporting enormous quantities of supplies to people rapidly bordering on starvation. It is believed that in time the line will be extended to Prizren, the oldest town in Serbia, and one of the most interesting in Balkans, though at present forty miles from any railroad and with a population of 100,000 people. The American Red Cross established a hospital there headed with an American doctor, dentist and two nurses
Sub chasers to the rescue. Russian refugees from Odessa and other Black Sea ports with their household effects about to embark on an American submarine chaser for Proti Island, near Constantinople, where the American Red Cross has established a relief station. The United States sub chasers have done good work as rescue ships among the Black Sea ports. Removing American Red Cross supplies from U.S. destroyer to American Red Cross warehouse on Proti Island. nr. Constantinople
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
Home made bridges. There are but few permanent bridges left in Serbia today. One war after another with one army following upon the retreat of another has resulted in the destruction of all bridges and miles and miles of roadway. This picture shows one of the temporary bridges erected by peasants to replace the one destroyed during the war. Because of the terrible condition of the roads throughout the country American Red Cross truck trains taking supplies to inland cities have often been compelled to abandon their trip and send the supplies forward by pack train
This train of 30 Russian box-cars with 150 sick Russian soldiers has been from place to place in Russia since May 10, 4 months. The men were in a dreadful condition suffering from Typhus, spotted fever or dysentary. At Nickolsk the American Red Cross came to rescue, washed, fed and treated the men and cleaned and disinfected the train. Nurse came to the door of the hospital and the soldiers were called to enter
This train of 30 Russian box-cars with 150 sick Russian soldiers has been from place to place in Russia since May 10, 4 months. The men were in a dreadful condition suffering from Typhus, spotted fever or dysentary. At Nickolsk the American Red Cross came to rescue, washed, fed and treated the men and cleaned and disinfected the train. Next day at Spasskoye, where the cleaned train was taken, no hospital space was immediately available. The hospital equipment was all packed on a train. But in a short time the train was being unloaded
Fighting typhus in Russia. One of the greatest battles against disease over carried on by the American Red Cross has been that against the typhus scourge of West Russia. People were dying by hundreds without hospital care or even medicine when the Americans arrived. Now hundreds of hospitals throughoutthe country are caring for soldiers and civilians sick with the dread disease. Practically all of the hospitals are dependent upon the Red Cross for their hospital and medical supplies. This picture shows the patients in the Baltische Fabrik hospital at Reval, the capital of Esthonia
On the dock where the record Red Cross cargo was piled into waiting trains, Vladivostok. Siberia gets $2,500,000. Relief Cargo. Acres of Vladivostok dock space were covered by the record-breaking cargo of American Red Cross relief supplies unloaded by the Shipping Board steamer Osaqumsick. This material, the largest consignment that has been sent to alleviate distress in Siberia, consisted of 17,500 cases valued at $2,500,000. The contents ranged from needles for sewing refugee garments to boilers for disinfecting machinery used in the fight against typhus
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Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC Siberian Com.
Group title: Supplies, Siberia.
Used in: All Divs. Mar. 1920.
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
siberia
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