No. 795: A class of blind soldiers held by the Comite' Franco-Americain pour les Aveugles de la Guerre, Hotel de Crillon, Paris: From left to right, seated: French architect, Mechanic, and Inventor, Farmer, an Arab, a Commercial traveler. Standing: French Farmer, Polish Farmer, looking over his shoulder a blind professor, refugee from Arras, then a Lieutenant; next the sister of the blind man (on the right of the "Gardienne du Phare." He is a member of the bar, and has volunteered his services to help the men blinded in Battle; on left of the Gardienne is an Adjutant Chef. With the exception of the lawyer and refugee from Arras, all the men in the picture have been blinded in battle. No. 796: Teaching the blind how to play checkers on an American checker board adapted for the blind
Summary
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Source of Original: Prints from Red Cross Magazine, copyright released for Red Cross slide department.
Group titles: Blind, Mutiles, France.
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 23
Tags
Date
01/01/1917
Location
france
Source
Library of Congress
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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