P02693.023 Accession Number: P02693.023

Description

France. A US and French medics at an aid post attend to a soldier wounded in the head and chest, who was found on the battlefield by stretcher bearers. His head has already been bandaged, and his chest wound is being washed with antiseptic solution before being bandaged with gauze. He will then be taken to hospital by an ambulance for further treatment. Note the emptied emergency case lying open in the foreground. This is one half of a stereo image, the full image is held at P02693.009. (Donor M. Wolfer)

Details

Accession Number
P02693.023
Photographer
Underwood and Underwood
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: Stereograph
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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