Colonel L.S. Hughes of Frankfort, Ky., commanding officer of the American Red Cross Military hospital at Sarisbury Court near Southampton, England, talking with a group of American Red Cross officers at the entrance to the hospital on "Opening Day" when his first patients were received. The hospital was built for the American Army by the Red Cross and will have accomodation for 3,000 patients. Colonel Hughes without overcoat. The two Red Cross officers are Major Foster H. Rockwell of Washington, D.C. and Major Joseph M. Hartfield of New York
Summary
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC Eng.
Group title: Personnel, England.
Data: Atlantic Div. 11/18. Lake 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
Tags
Date
01/01/1918
Location
england
Source
Library of Congress
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