Boxes of surgical dressings prepared by A.R.C. at Rue St. Didier, Paris, ready for the doctors at first aid dressing stations, close behind the lines where soldiers first receive attention after being wounded at the front. Dressings in three sizes according to the nature of the wounds

At American Military Hospital No. 5, at Auteuil. Demonstrating the use of bandages in the "front parcel" made in American Red Cross workrooms, Rue St. Didier, Paris. These dressings are the first the wounded soldiers received when he is brought from the battle to the field dressing station

Dipping the front parcels of surgical dressings in parafine to make them proof against dampness and gas. The "front parcel" is a specialty of the American Red Cross workroom Rue St. Didier Paris. It contains the first dressing that the wounded soldier gets when he comes from the battleground to the field dressing station

Cutting paper to wrap the front parcels of surgical dressings. The "front parcel" is the specialty of the American Red Cross workrooms Rue St. Didier Paris. It contains the first dressings the wounded soldier gets when he comes from the battle ground to the field dressing station

This shows the front parcels of surgical dressing are sterilized. The "front parcel" is a specialty of the American Red Cross workrooms Rue St. Didier, Paris. It contains the first dressings the wounded soldier got when he comes from the battle ground to the field dressing station

The American Red Cross workrooms for making surgical dressings, Rue St. Didier, Paris. The specialty of this workroom is the "front parcel" which contains the first dressings that the wounded soldier gets when he comes from the battleground to the field dressing station

Boxes of surgical dressings prepared by A.R.C. at Rue St. Didier, Paris, ready for the doctors at first aid dressing stations, close behind the lines where soldiers first receive attention after being wounded at the front. Dressings in three sizes according to the nature of the wounds

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Title and note information from Red Cross caption card.
Group title: Surgical dressings.
Date based on date range for negative series.
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 31

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Date

01/01/1914

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france

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No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "American National Red Cross photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/717_anrc.html

Boxes of surgical dressings prepared by A.R.C. at Rue St. Didier, Paris, ready for the doctors at first aid dressing stations, close behind the lines where soldiers first receive attention after being wounded at the front. Dressings in three sizes according to the nature of the wounds

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Boxes of surgical dressings prepared by A.R.C. at Rue St. Didier, Paris, ready for the doctors at first aid dressing stations, close behind the lines where soldiers first receive attention after being wounded at the front. Dressings in three sizes according to the nature of the wounds

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