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In a Surgical Ward, Base Hospital Library, Camp Devens, Mass.
Coverage-Year
1918
Coverage-Spatial
Camp Devens (Mass.)
Description
Glass plate slide showing a group of convalescent soldiers reading books donated by the ALA. An unidentified female librarian stands to the right and an African-American orderly stands directly behind the group
Dimensions
10.0 x 8.2 cm
Subject
World War, 1914-1918
Soldiers
Nurses
Library War Service
Librarians
Hospital libraries
African Americans
Theme
War Service Photographs and Slides, 1917-20
Digitized Material
Black and white lantern slides
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical Location
RS 89/1/13, Box 1, Group 4
Resource Identifier
ALA0000237
Collection Title
American Library Association Archives Digital Collections
In a Surgical Ward, Base Hospital Library, Camp Devens, Mass.
Coverage-Year
1918
Coverage-Spatial
Camp Devens (Mass.)
Description
Glass plate slide showing a group of convalescent soldiers reading books donated by the ALA. An unidentified female librarian stands to the right and an African-American orderly stands directly behind the group
Dimensions
10.0 x 8.2 cm
Subject
World War, 1914-1918
Soldiers
Nurses
Library War Service
Librarians
Hospital libraries
African Americans
Theme
War Service Photographs and Slides, 1917-20
Digitized Material
Black and white lantern slides
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical Location
RS 89/1/13, Box 1, Group 4
Resource Identifier
ALA0000237
Collection Title
American Library Association Archives Digital Collections