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World War, 1914-1918 - Medical care

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World War I
Delivery of Health Care

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Images about World War, 1914-1918 - Medical care

38 images from works
  • Cranio-facial injury: a French soldier with a scarred forehead, before plastic surgery at the Val-de-Grace hospital, Paris. Photograph, 1915.
  • Cranio-facial injury: a French soldier with a head injury: before plastic surgery. Photograph, 1916.
  • Cranio-facial injury: a French soldier with an injury to his forehead; in profile: before plastic surgery. Photograph, 1917.
  • Cranio-facial injury: a French soldier with an injury by his mouth: before plastic surgery. Photograph, 1918.
  • Cranio-facial injury: a French soldier with minimal scarring to his forehead after plastic surgery. Photograph, 1916.
  • Cranio-facial injury: a French soldier with a scarred forehead following plastic surgery: in profile. Photograph, 1916.
  • Cranio-facial injury: a French soldier with an injury to the right cheek, front view after plastic surgery. Photograph, 1917.
  • Cranio-facial injury: a French soldier with scarring to his nose, after some plastic surgery. Photograph, 1917.
  • Cranio-facial injury: a French soldier with scarring to the mouth following plastic surgery. Photograph, 1916.
  • Cranio-facial injury: a French soldier with injuries to the mouth and chin, in profile: before plastic surgery. Photograph, 1916.
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    Medical staff on board a hospital ship. Glass negative, ca. 1919.

    | Date: [1919] | Reference: 586527i
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    Cranio-facial injury: a French soldier with a scarred forehead, before plastic surgery at the Val-de-Grace hospital, Paris. Photograph, 1915.

    Morestin, H. (Hippolyte), 1869-1919. | Date: 1915/11/16 | Reference: 570414i
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    Royal Naval armoured ambulance breakdown in the Caucasus. Glass negative, ca. 1919.

    | Date: [1919] | Reference: 586181i
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    Medical officers tending the leg of a wounded reclined patient on board a hospital ship. Glass negative, ca. 1919.

    | Date: [1919] | Reference: 586525i
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    Royal Naval personnel in anti-gas protective gear on the hospital ship H.M.S. Warrior. Glass negative, ca. 1919.

    | Date: [1919] | Reference: 586185i
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Related topics

World War, 1914-1918 - Naval operations, British
World War I
Wounds and Injuries
Surgery, Plastic
Hospital ships
Royal Naval Medical Corps (RAMC)
History, 20th Century
Transport of sick and wounded
Military Medicine
Nurses

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