Field Hospital - US Army

Postcard

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Chester Historical Society

Field Hospital - US Army: This colorized photo postcard features an early 20th-century United States Army Field Hospital scene with two soldiers, tending to a wounded comrade on a stretcher by a dirt road. In the background, an early motorized field hospital ambulance marked with a Red Cross emblem. The driver, also in uniform, sits at the front, preparing to transport the injured. Surrounding the scene are several army tents pitched among trees, evoking a temporary military encampment.
Field Hospital - US Army

This colorized photo postcard features an early 20th-century United States Army Field Hospital scene with two soldiers, tending to a wounded comrade on a stretcher by a dirt road. In the background, an early motorized field hospital ambulance marked with a Red Cross emblem. The driver, also in uniform, sits at the front, preparing to transport the injured. Surrounding the scene are several army tents pitched among trees, evoking a temporary military encampment.

Name/Title

Field Hospital - US Army

Entry/Object ID

chs-001344

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Description

This colorized photo postcard features an early 20th-century United States Army Field Hospital scene with two soldiers, tending to a wounded comrade on a stretcher by a dirt road. In the background, an early motorized field hospital ambulance marked with a Red Cross emblem. The driver, also in uniform, sits at the front, preparing to transport the injured. Surrounding the scene are several army tents pitched among trees, evoking a temporary military encampment.

Collection

Woodhull Collection

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Category

War: World War I

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Post Card

Publisher

21 American Colortype, Chicago, ILL

Date Published

circa 1918

Transcription

Transcription

[reverse] Post Card [box for postage stamp] Postage Stamp Here Domestic One Cent Foreign Two Cents No. 21. Published By American Colortype Co., Chicago This Side For Correspondence [Marked for use in Centennial Book] 21008 PG 111 POS 3 ---------- [descriptive text] This type of field hospital has been doing splendid work on the great European conflict. It brings immediate surgical attention to the men who are too badly wounded to permit of their being moved to the base hospitals and first aid to many others which relieves their rough shaking up they in the crowded ambulances on their way to the rear. Note the study construction throughout and the gigantic red cross on its side which secures for it immunity from attack. This Side For Address

Transcriber

Clifton Patrick

Dimensions

Height

8.6 cm

Width

13.6 cm

Create Date

August 1, 2024

Update Date

August 27, 2024