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Child with Injured Foot

Date: 08 1957
Description: A young Algerian girl has her foot treated by a Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) worker in a tent. The man is wrapping the girl's foot in bandages. She ...
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Red Crescent Worker and Patient

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) worker inspecting an Algerian woman's eye in a tent. The woman is wearing a shawl and a head scarf. The ten...
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Red Crescent Worker with Child

Date: 08 1957
Description: A Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) worker spooning medicine into a young child's mouth. The child's head is half shaven. Behind them are two women, a yo...
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Red Crescent Worker

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) worker poses for a photograph while gathering supplies for tending to wounds. He wears a Red Crescent arm b...
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Red Crescent Worker Bandaging Leg

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) worker bandages a National Liberation Front member's leg. In front of him is a collection of medicine. He w...
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Red Crescent Worker Bandaging Chest

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) worker bandages a National Liberation Front member's chest outdoors. He wears a Red Crescent arm band to id...
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Man Being Carried on Stretcher

Date: 06 1962
Description: Vietnamese man and survivor of a Viet Cong attack on the village of Vinh Quoi is carried on a stretcher to a helicopter for medical evacuation. Three women...
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Helilift Medical Evacuation

Date: 06 1962
Description: Civilians injured during a Viet Cong attack on the village of Vinh Quoi load into a helicopter for medical evacuation. Soldiers assist with the loading.
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Soldiers Transport Woman on Stretcher

Date: 1962
Description: Two American soldiers carry a Vietnamese woman on a stretcher across a field in Vietnam.
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Airfield Aid Station

Date: 08 22 1943
Description: Major Howard Pagel (left) of Ladysmith, Wisconsin, and Captain Walter King (right) of Waco, Texas, stand together in front of the airfield aid station at t...
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Airplane Hanger

Date: 1918
Description: Airplane hanger constructed by Company B from the 310th United States Army Engineer Corps. One soldier is standing in front of the small building next door...
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Truax Field Blood Drive

Date: 07 30 1959
Description: Lt. Donald B. Davidson, left, is congratulated for leading a record breaking bloodmobile event at the Truax Field Airbase. At center is Lt. Col. W.C. Croom...
Historical Object

138 - First Aid and Water Safety at Joy Camps

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Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying three photographs. Two of the photographs show campers and counselors working in resuscitation classes along the...
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Inspecting Soldier's Wound

Date: 1961
Description: South Vietnamese medic inspects a wound on the shoulder of a Sea Swallow soldier at the village on Van Dinh.
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Wounded Marine

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Description: Private first class, John W. Hood being tended to on the deck of the USS Samaritan. Hood suffered an abdominal wound in combat on Iwo Jima.
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A Traveling Field Hospital

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Description: A traveling field hospital assisting soldiers on the battlefield. One man in the center is handing out canes.
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Red Arrow Division Medical Detachment

Date: 06 06 1918
Description: Informal outdoor group portrait of six men from the Medical Detachments of the 127th Infantry, 2nd Battalion, 32nd Division at a first aid station in Eglin...
Poster

Warning! Consider The Possible Consequences If You Are Careless In Your Work

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with an illustration depicting an elevated view of a downed plane tail up and floating in the sea with survivors standing on top of it. A seaplane i...
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Doctor Bandaging Soldier's Hand

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Description: A Turkish Army doctor is bandaging the hand of a soldier who was bitten by a camel.
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First Aid Dogs

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Description: Dog being trained to assist in rendering first aid.

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