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Enlisted Men's Quarters.

About This Item

Title

Enlisted Men's Quarters.

Subject

Physicians--World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918--Medical Care--Western Front
Medicine, Military
Hospitals, Military

Description

Children appear to be posing in the roadway to the Enlisted Men's Quarters. Outerbridge makes no mention of children at the hospital in his letters.
Photograph from an album by Dr. George Outerbridge (1881-1967), a former fellow of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, documenting his time serving in World War I with Pennsylvania Hospital Unit No. 10. in Le Tréport France. The album was donated to the Historical Medical Library by Mrs. Edward F. Harvey of Philadelphia on 6 July 1972. Mrs. Harvey found the collection in her home at 8 Summit Street in Philadelphia; this was a formerly the residence of George W. Outerbridge.

Creator

Outerbridge, George W. 1881-1967

Source

Publisher

Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Date

1917-1919

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

MSS_2_0138_3.2_34_1

Date Created

2016

Temporal Coverage

World War I, 1914-1918

Spatial Coverage

Le Tréport (France)

Original Format

1 photograph : B&W

Physical Dimensions

7.5 x 11.5 cm

Citation

Outerbridge, George W. 1881-1967, “Enlisted Men's Quarters.,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 27, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/6324.