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CHÂTEAU de COURBAT

LE LIÈGE - TOURAINE

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chateau courbat touraine le liege guerre 14 18 1914 1918

Group at entrance of Chateau de Courbat.

From right to left: Mr. J.A. Chamberlain, Chief of Bureau of Photography,

Madame Giraud, owner of Chateau du Courbat, Mutile,

Miss Grace S. Harper, Chief of Bureau of Re-education of Mutiles,

another mutile and Miss Grylls, Social worker who is to work on farm

between 1914 and 1920

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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Madame Giraud, owner of Chateau du Courbat,

between 1914 and 1920

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

grace harper red cross chateau courbat touraine le liege guerre 14 18 1914 1918

Miss Grace S. Harper, Chief of Bureau of Re-education of Mutiles,

between 1914 and 1920

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

grylls red cross chateau courbat touraine le liege guerre 14 18 1914 1918

Miss Grylls, Social worker who is to work on farm

between 1914 and 1920

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

grace harper Mutile chateau courbat touraine le liege guerre 14 18 1914 1918

Miss Grace S. Harper, Chief of Bureau of Re-education of Mutiles cared for by the Bureau

at entrance of Chateau de Courbat

18 June 1918.

Photographer: R. Gartland,

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

Mutile chateau courbat touraine le liege guerre 14 18 1914 1918

Chateau de Courbat (Agricultural Farm) Ploughing at the farm Le Courbat

near Chenonceaux established by the AMERICAN RED CROSS

for the re-education of mutiles in agriculture

August 1918

Photographer: Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

Mutile chateau courbat touraine le liege guerre 14 18 1914 1918

Poultry raising is also taught in the farm Le Courbat

near Chenonceaux established by the American Red Cross

for the re-education of mutiles in agriculture

September 1918

Photographer: A.R.C. Commission to France

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

Mutile chateau courbat touraine le liege guerre 14 18 1914 1918

A lesson in how to judge calves in the farm Le Courbat

near Chenonceaux established by the American Red Cross

for the re-education of mutiles in agriculture

September 1918

Photographer: A.R.C. Commission to France

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

Mutile chateau courbat touraine le liege guerre 14 18 1914 1918

American Red Cross Agricultural Training Centre for French Mutiles.

Harvest scene.

A tractor pulling 2 seven foot binders.

Le Liège (Indre-et-Loire)

20 January 1919

Photographer : Miss Harper

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

Mutile chateau courbat touraine le liege guerre 14 18 1914 1918

A group of French pupils at the American Red Cross training school for French Mutiles

at Le Liège (Indre et Loire)

20 January 1919

Photographer : Miss Harper

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

Mutile chateau courbat touraine le liege guerre 14 18 1914 1918

One of the dormitories at the American Red Cross Agricultural Training Centre for French Mutiles,

Le Liège (Indre et Loire)

20 January 1919

Photographer : Miss Harper

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

Mutile chateau courbat touraine le liege guerre 14 18 1914 1918

The Canteen corner of the recreation barracks at the American Red Cross Agricultural Training School for French Mutiles at Le Liege (Indre et Loire)

20 January 1919

Photographer : Miss Harper

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

Mutile chateau courbat touraine le liege guerre 14 18 1914 1918

Chateau de Courbat (Agricultural Farm) Mutilated French soldiers in the recreation barrack

at the Le Courbat for the reeducation of mutiles in agriculture

August 1918

Photographer: Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

Mutile chateau courbat touraine le liege guerre 14 18 1914 1918

Recreation barracks for the soldiers mutilated in the war on the Farm Le Courbat,

near Chenonceaux established by the American Red Cross

for the re-education of the mutiles in agriculture

August 1918

Photographer: Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

Mutile chateau courbat touraine le liege guerre 14 18 1914 1918

Chateau de Courbat (Agricultural Farm) Dormitory for the mutilated French soldiers

who work on the farm Le Courbat

near Chenonceaux established by the AMERICAN RED CROSS

for the re-education of the mutiles in agriculture

August 1918

Photographer: Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

Mutile chateau courbat touraine le liege guerre 14 18 1914 1918

Chateau du Courbat (Agricultural Farm) French soldiers mutilated in the war at luncheon

at the farm Le Courbat near Chenonceaux established by the A.R.C.

for the re-education of mutiles in agriculture

August 1918

Photographer: Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

Mutile chateau courbat touraine le liege guerre 14 18 1914 1918

In addition to the practical work regular lessons in scientific farming are given

on the farm Le Courbat near Chenonceaux established by the A.R.C.

for the re-education for the mutiles in agriculture

September 1918

Photographer: A.R.C. Commission to France

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

Mutile chateau courbat touraine le liege guerre 14 18 1914 1918

French soldiers who have been crippled in the war working in the flower beds at Le Courbat

a farm near Chenonceaux which the American Red Cross has established

for the re-education of the mutiles in agriculture

September 1918

Photographer: A.R.C. Commission to France

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

Mutile chateau courbat touraine le liege guerre 14 18 1914 1918

French mutilated soldiers working on the farm Le Courbat near Chenonceaux established

by the A.R.C. for the re-education of mutiles in agriculture.

The man in the foreground is using a hook in place of his amputated arm

8 September 1918

Photographer: A.R.C. Commission to France

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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