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CHINESE WORKMEN

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BREST

Red Cross chinois chinese brest ww1 guerre 1914 1918 14 18

Brest

Brest.jpg

Brest.

On both sides of the road at Brest are stacked innumerable cases

of AMERICAN RED CROSS goods just arrived from America.

Under the direction of Lieut. Wilks, Chinese workmen are loading the cases on camions

to take to the AMERICAN RED CROSS warehouse

August or September 1918.

Photographer: Guerin.ARC

Source Collection

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

Red Cross chinois chinese brest ww1 guerre 1914 1918 14 18

Brest

Brest.jpg

Brest.

 Lieut. Wilks of the AMERICAN RED CROSS, giving instructions to the Chinese workmen at Brest about loading the cases of AMERICAN RED CROSS goods (seen in the background)

on camions to be stored in the AMERICAN RED CROSS warehouse.

Lieut. Wilks is especially successful with the Chinese labor, loaned to the United States

by the French Government, because he can speak Chinese

August or September 1918.

Photographer : Guerin.ARC

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

Red Cross chinois chinese brest ww1 guerre 1914 1918 14 18

Brest

Brest.jpg

Brest.

Under the direction of Lieut. Wilks Chinese workmen are stacking up the cases of AMERICAN RED CROSS goods just arrived from America, in the AMERICAN RED CROSS Warehouse at Brest

August or September 1918.

Photographer: Guerin.ARC

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

Red Cross chinois chinese brest ww1 guerre 1914 1918 14 18

Brest

Brest.jpg

Brest.

Chinese workmen loaned to the United States by the French Government, loading cases of AMERICAN RED CROSS goods on camions under the direction of Lieut. Wilks, to take them to the AMERICAN RED CROSS Warehouse

August or September 1918.

Photographer: Guerin.ARC

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

Red Cross chinois chinese brest ww1 guerre 1914 1918 14 18

Brest

Brest.jpg

Brest.

 Putting the AMERICAN RED CROSS on the map at Brest.

 In this warehouse are stored immense quantities of AMERICAN RED CROSS goods

as soon as they are unloaded from the ships on arrival in France

August or September 1918.

Photographer: Guerin.ARC

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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