The first milk in three years during World War I

Photograph shows Mrs. Taylor, a nurse with the Civilian Relief Committee of the American Fund for French Wounded, distributing milk in the French village of Blérancourt; she stands among elderly women and children and an elderly man.
Caption label from exhibit "World War I ...": American Red Cross Witnesses Civilian Relief Efforts. Established by American women living abroad, the American Fund for French Wounded provided support to French soldiers, civilians, and refugees. The photograph's caption on the verso tells a fuller story: "Mrs. Taylor of the Civilian Relief Committee of the American Fund for the French Wounded distributing milk to the young and the old of repatriated village of [Blérancourt]. Milk was unknown to these unfortunate people for three years the Germans occupied their village."

Inscribed on lower left corner of photo: 1724.
Printed on mount: American Red Cross Washington, D.C.
Includes lengthy typed caption on verso.
Typed on verso: No. RC-1724.
Photo provided by the "International Film Service."
Exhibited: "World War I : American Artists View the Great War" in the Graphic Arts Gallery, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., May - November 2016.
(American Red Cross), France - Repatriates