Keystone View Company Sanitary Work of the Battle Line- Disinfectin the Ruins with Patent Spray

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GLC#
GLC09584.128-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1914-1918
Author/Creator
Keystone View Company
Title
Sanitary Work of the Battle Line- Disinfectin the Ruins with Patent Spray
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 stereocard Height: 8.7 cm, Width: 17.7 cm
Primary time period
Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
Sub-Era
World War I

This photograph shows a medical worker spraying disinfectant on the battle field. He has a red cross band on his arm. There is a lot of rubble and destruction in the background. With all the death and destruction, battle fields were breeding grounds for disease.

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