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The Fourth Scottish General Hospital has one ward exclusively for American negro soldiers. The Chief Nurse of the hospital, Miss Thomason, takes a great interest in this ward. A package of American newspapers is delivered at the ward everyday, and is much appreciated by the patients
American ward at the Fourth Scottish General Hospital in Glasgow. Most of the patients are influenza cases from incoming convoys. The Red Cross has a staff of American officers and women visitors who look after their welfare, and there is a large warehouse full of comforts and luxuries for the boys
American soldiers in hospital in Glasgow, Scotland. Many of the cases these hospitals are negro troops. The Red Cross chaplain, Thomas E. Swan, and one of the Red Cross women visitors, Mrs. James Gardiner, distributing cigarettes, and chocolate
American Red Cross knitted goods have been issued to these men at the Base Hospital, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. The nurses are rendering a tremendous service there, amont those in the foreground are nurses of the A.R.C
Mrs. E.R. Boyd, secretary of the American Red Cross Club for United States forces in Glasgow, Scotland. Her office at the club is the center of a great number of activities which include hospital visiting, canteen work at the docks and the entertainment of American soldiers at the club
Capt. Hall American Red Cross representative at Base Hospital No. 7, at Tours offering Red Cross services to sergeant Leslie J. Martin, from Greeley, Kansas. This typical American soldier has been over the top ten times in four drives, 4 at Soissons, 1 at Chatigny, 3 at Chateau Thierry, and 2 at St. Mihiel. He says he would rather go over the top every day than hang round a hospital
Samuel Gompers, President of the American Federation of Labor, visits American wounded with American Red Cross party, at military hospital near London. Mr. Gomper's speech on the lawn of the hospital. The convalescent soldiers are carrying the various gifts which Mr. Gompers distributed, including copies of the Red Cross Bulletin
The women of the American Red Cross Care Committee in Glasgow entertain the Red Cross officers at Sunday afternoon tea, following a visit to all the local hospitals where there are American soldier patients. The committee's headquarters are in the fine "Red Cross Club for United States Forces" at 54 Bothwell St. Here are writing rooms, reading rooms, billiard tables and a fine canteen, which are highly appreciated by the American soldiers and sailors
Offical reception at General Malterre's Hospital for mutilated soldiers, on the occasion of the formal opening of the ward added to the hospital by the AMERICAN RED CROSS
The Fourth Scottish General Hospital has one ward exclusively for American negro soldiers. The Chief Nurse of the hospital, Miss Thomason, takes a great interest in this ward. A package of American newspapers is delivered at the ward everyday, and is much appreciated by the patients
Summary
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC.
Group title: Hospital, England.
On caption card: B-432.
Data: Atlantic Div. 11/18. N.W. Div. 11/18. Southern Div. 11/18.
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
Temp note: Batch 21
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american red cross
scotland
glasgow
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ward
fourth scottish general hospital
one ward
american negro soldiers
american newspapers
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world war i
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great britain
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race relations
medical care
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library of congress
Date
01/01/1918
Location
glasgow
Source
Library of Congress
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