Identifier	VC013574
Title	American Red Cross workers and patients, 21st General Hospital, Ravenel Hospital, Mirecourt, France
Date.Original	[1945]
Date.Digital	2003-05-29
Description.Physical	1 photographic print - b&w - 6 x 9 cm.
Description	As the patient load at the 21st General Hospital started decreasing after V-E Day in May 1945, American Red Cross workers had time to set up a 'petit P.X.' on the hood of a jeep in front of the Receiving Office to greet incoming patients and say farewell to discharged patients. The ARC workers gave each soldier cigarettes, candy and gum.
Provenance	Gift - Lee D. Cady, MD - 1969 - (69-008)
Subject.Corporate	United States. Army. 21st General Hospital; American Red Cross
Subject.MeSH	Mirecourt (France)
Subject.LCSH	World War, 1939-1945 -- Hospitals
Subject.Keyword	Ravenel Hospital (Mirecourt, France)
Subject.Geographic	Hospitals, Military; Patients; Military Personnel
Source	VC013
Collection Name	Medicine in Times of Need - 21st General Hospital, Base Hospital 21
Relation.IsPartOf	General Hospital 21
Publisher	Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine
Rights	Bernard Becker Medical Library retains all rights to the reproduction of the images in the Digital Gallery. See http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/gh21/rights.htm for terms of use.
Format	jpeg
Coverage	France -- Lorraine -- Vosges -- Mirecourt
Type	Photographs
Online Exhibit	http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/gh21/index.htm
Contributing Institution	Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine
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