Room in luxurious hotel on the Champs Elysee, used as British hospital; wounded soldiers and British women. Paris, France.

During wartime, it is not uncommon for large buildings such as schools, homes, and even hotels to be converted into hospitals for the wounded. This practice is useful for medical units in that it allows them to tend to the wounded in adverse circumstances – such as the unavailability of or being a considerable distance from established military hospitals.

Identifier
NYSA_A3045-78_3740

Date Original
1914 – 1918

Language
English

Source
New York State Archives, New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional lantern slides, [ca. 1856-1939], bulk 1911-1939. Series A3045-78, No. 3740.

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