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The shelter for the babies of the Creche put up and supported by the American Red Cross at La Panne, Belgium. Fifty babies from the danger zone were cared for in the Creche. They slept in the sand-bagged shelter, and often had to be taken there through the day also when the place was shelled by the Germans from the sea. The picture shows Mme. Rolain-Hyman the directrice of the Creche leaving the shelter with one of the babies

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The shelter for the babies of the Creche put up and supported by the American Red Cross at La Panne, Belgium. Fifty babies from the danger zone were cared for in the Creche. They slept in the sand-bagged shelter, and often had to be taken there through the day also when the place was shelled by the Germans from the sea. The picture shows Mme. Rolain-Hyman the directrice of the Creche leaving the shelter with one of the babies

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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: Guerin.
Additional date: 2 December 1918.
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 35

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01/01/1918
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belgium
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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

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