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Dinan, French soldiers opening their AMERICAN RED CROSS comfort bags at Dinan. This was formerly a convent and is now a hospital assisted by supplies from the AMERICAN RED CROSS. The sisters take care of the wounded soldiers. Miss Kitchener, representative of the AMERICAN RED CROSS and sister of Lord Kitchener, is seated by the window

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Dinan, French soldiers opening their AMERICAN RED CROSS comfort bags at Dinan. This was formerly a convent and is now a hospital assisted by supplies from the AMERICAN RED CROSS. The sisters take care of the wounded soldiers. Miss Kitchener, representative of the AMERICAN RED CROSS and sister of Lord Kitchener, is seated by the window

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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: Guerin.
Group title: Private Hospitals.
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 34

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01/01/1918

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dinan

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Library of Congress

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https://www.loc.gov/

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