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Surgical dressings, 118 Rue de la Faisanderie, Paris. American Red Cross. Picking over Sphagnum moss which comes from the Coast of Ireland and Scotland and is used on wounds as an outer absorbant pad, in the AMERICAN RED CROSS workrooms for surgical dressings, Rue de la Faisanderie, Paris. The workers in these workrooms are Frenchwomen, most of whom have suffered in the war, and are glad to work for the wounded at the same time making a living under the direction of the A.R.C

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Summary

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: Hine.
Group title: Surgical dressings.
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 33

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Date

01/01/1918

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Location

france

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Library of Congress

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https://www.loc.gov/

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