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CITIES and VILLAGES

ENJOYMENTS and PAINS

SAINT CYR au MONT d'OR

LA CHAUX

Saint Cyr au Mont d'Or

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Putting up the sign at La Chaux, Lyon which is to be an American Red Cross Children's Hospital,

but which is now being used as a shelter for refugees

May 1918.

Photographer ARC Commission to France

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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Expressive toes.

Dinner out of doors at La Chaux

ARC home for refugee children at Lyon ARC nurses care for the little ones

24 July 1918

Photographer ARC Commission to France

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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The children's luncheon out of doors at La Chaux, Lyon,

which will soon be an American Red Cross children's hospital

but is now being used to shelter refugees

June 1918

Photographer ARC Commission to France

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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The children's dinner hour.

Working in cooperation with the ARC this French sister helps to feed the little ones

in the garden at La Chaux ARC home for refugee children at Lyon

July 1918

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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A few of the little refugees with the French Sisters who has charge of them at La Chaux, Lyon,

which will soon be an American Red Cross Children's hospital,

but now is being used as a shelter for refugees

June 1918

Photographer ARC Commission to France

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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Mother Superior with children at La Chaux, Lyon,

an institution which is to be an American Red Cross Children's Hospital

but which is now being used to shelter refugees.

The Mother Superior and the Sisters work on the most cordial terms

under the direction of the American Red Cross

May 1918.

Photographer ARC Commission to France

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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American Red Cross nurse,

the Mother Superior and one of the Sisters preparing an outdoor luncheon for the children

at La Chaux, Lyon, which is to become an American Red Cross Children's Hospital

but which is now being used to shelter refugees.

The Sisters work in the heartiest cooperation with the American Red Cross

May 1918.

Photographer ARC Commission to France

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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The main building of La Chaux,

convalescent home for children recently opened at Lyon by the Children's Bureau of the ARC.

The children are recruited from Lyon and Paris

1 June 1918

Photographer: Miss Andrews

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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A building in the property, La Chaux, which has recently been opened

by the Children's Bureau of the ARC

as a convalescent home for delicate children from Lyon and Paris

between 1914 and 1920

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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In Lyon, the property, La Chaux, has been taken over by the ARC

and been opened as a convalescent home for children from Lyon and Paris

between 1914 and 1920

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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Dormitories of the convalescent home, La Chaux,

recently opened in Lyon by the Children's Bureau of the ARC.

As it stands now, this property with its beautiful park and chateau

and outlying buildings will accomadate about 200 children.

Barracks are to be built which will make room for 600 children.

These are not children who are actually ill-they are under-nourished,

delicate little ones who need country air and food, from Lyon and Paris

14 June 1918

Photographer: Miss Andrews

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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La Chaux, the convalescent home for children opened by the Children’s Bureau

will now accommodate about 200 children.

These children come from Lyon and Paris.

They are not really ill, merely under-nourished and delicate,

and needy only fresh air and good food to make them lusty again

June 1918.

Photographer ARC Commission to France

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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Fresh air and good food in country such as this will bring back the delicate children of Paris and Lyon to health and normal joy in living.

This is in the park at La Chaux,

the convalescent home for the children recently opened by the Children's Bureau of the ARC

14 June 1918

Photographer: Miss Andrews

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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Interior of ARC warehouse at Lyon. This warehouse stores provisions for Château Les Halles (hospital for refugee and repatrie children)

Chateau Holtzman (hospital for contagious diseases among refugee children)

La Chaux (home for refugee children) and St. Eugenie (tuberculosis hospital)

July 1918 

Photographer: ARC Commission to France

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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At the ARC warehouses Lyon.

Leading cases of supplies for one of the ARC institutions in the neighborhood.

This warehouse stores provisions for Château Les Halles (hospital for refugee and repatrie children)

Chateau Holtzman (hospital for contagious diseases among refugee children)

La Chaux (home for refugee children) and St. Eugenie (tuberculosis hospital)

24 July 1918

Photographer: ARC Commission to France

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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Loading flour at the ARC warehouse at Lyon.

This warehouse stores and ship supplies for all the ARC institution in the district-Château Les Halles (hospital for refugee and repatrie children)

Chateau Holtzman (for contagious diseases among refugee children)

 La Chaux (home for refugee children) St. Eugenie (tuberculosis hospital)

July 1918

Photographer: ARC Commission to France

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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Storing flour in the ARC warehouse at Lyon which supplies all the ARC institutions in the district, the Château Les Halles (hospital for repatrie and refugee children)

 Chateau Holtzman (for contagious diseases among refugee children)

La Chaux (home for refugee children) and St. Eugenie (tuberculosis hospital)

July 1918

Photographer: ARC Commission to France

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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