About This Item
Title
Hockey with the Chaufferines.
Subject
Physicians--World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918--Medical Care--Western Front
Medicine, Military
Hospitals, Military
Description
The female ambulance drivers participate in a game of field hockey, which was just one of the athletic activities the staff of the hospital enjoyed. According to Outerbridge, they also played baseball and tennis. This game appears to be men versus women.
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_52_1
Date Created
2016
Temporal Coverage
World War I, 1914-1918
Spatial Coverage
Le Tréport (France)
Original Format
1 photograph : B&W
Physical Dimensions
9.5 x 12.5 cm
Citation
Outerbridge, George W. 1881-1967, “Hockey with the Chaufferines.,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 4, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/6354.