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CITIES and VILLAGES

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ENJOYMENTS and PAINS

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DINAN

Dinan

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Kitchener dinan ww1 guerre 14 18 1914 1918 red cross croix rouge

Dinan,

 In the courtyard of what was formerly a convent at Dinan, now a hospital.

Miss Kitchener (sister of Lord Kitchener), who is an AMERICAN RED CROSS representative,

and a French officer, are helping the sisters of the convent

to distribute AMERICAN RED CROSS comfort bags among the convalescent soldiers

September 1918

Photographer : Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

dinan ww1 guerre 14 18 1914 1918 red cross croix rouge

Dinan,

In the courtyard of a hospital at dinan (formerly a convent).

The AMERICAN RED CROSS worker and a sister have just distributed

a number of AMERICAN RED CROSS comfort bags to the convalescent soldiers

who are going off to investigate the treasure

September 1918

Photographer : Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

kitchener chamberlain dinan ww1 guerre 14 18 1914 1918 red cross croix rouge

Dinan,

Contributions to the comfort of soldiers from America and from England are accumulated

in this AMERICAN RED CROSS store-room at Dinan.

The picture shows Miss Kitchener of the AMERICAN RED CROSS (sister of Lord Kitchener)

and Lieut. Chamberlain giving AMERICAN RED CROSS comfort bags to a group of French soldiers

September 1918

Photographer : Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

kitchener dinan ww1 guerre 14 18 1914 1918 red cross croix rouge

Dinan,

Group of workers at Dinan where the AMERICAN RED CROSS maintains a Vestiaire for refugees

and a workroom where goods are given to the refugee women

to make into garments for themselves and their children.

The AMERICAN RED CROSS also contributes supplies to the hospital at Dinan.

Miss Kitchener of the AMERICAN RED CROSS, sister of Lord Kitchener, is in the center of the group

September 1918

Photographer : Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

kitchener dinan ww1 guerre 14 18 1914 1918 red cross croix rouge

Dinan,

Group of AMERICAN RED CROSS workers at Dinan where the AMERICAN RED CROSS

maintains a vestiaire and work room for refugees and contributes largely to the hospital

September 1918

Photographer : Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

kitchener dinan ww1 guerre 14 18 1914 1918 red cross croix rouge

Dinan,

Miss Kitchener, representative of the AMERICAN RED CROSS and sister of Lord Kitchener,

giving AMERICAN RED CROSS comfort bags to French soldiers in the store room at Dinan.

Many articles from America and England for the soldiers are stored here

September 1918

Photographer : Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

kitchener dinan ww1 guerre 14 18 1914 1918 red cross croix rouge

Dinan,

French soldiers in a hospital at Dinan which was a convent before the war,

investigating the treasures of the AMERICAN RED CROSS comfort bags given to them

by Miss Kitchener, and representative of the AMERICAN RED CROSS

September 1918

Photographer : Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

kitchener dinan ww1 guerre 14 18 1914 1918 red cross croix rouge

Dinan,

French soldiers opening their AMERICAN RED CROSS comfort bags at Dinan.

This was formerly a convent and is now a hospital assisted by supplies

from the AMERICAN RED CROSS.

The sisters take care of the wounded soldiers.

Miss Kitchener, representative of the AMERICAN RED CROSS

and sister of Lord Kitchener, is seated by the window

September 1918

Photographer : Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

kitchener tirailleur senegalais dinan ww1 guerre 14 18 1914 1918 red cross croix rouge

Miss Kitchener of the AMERICAN RED CROSS (sister of Lord Kitchener) and a French officer with a group of convalescent Tirailleurs Sénégalais soldiers in the courtyard of a hospital at Dinan, which is assisted by supplies from the AMERICAN RED CROSS

September 1918

Photographer : Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

tirailleur senegalais dinan ww1 guerre 14 18 1914 1918 red cross croix rouge

Dinan,

Convalescent Tirailleurs Sénégalais soldiers in the court of the hospital at Dinan (formerly a convent) which is assisted by hospital supplies from the AMERICAN RED CROSS

September 1918

Photographer : Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

tirailleur senegalais dinan ww1 guerre 14 18 1914 1918 red cross croix rouge

Dinan,

Convalescent Tirailleurs Sénégalais soldiers and Chinese workmen at mess in the hospital at Dinan, which is assisted by supplies from the AMERICAN RED CROSS

September 1918

Photographer : Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

tirailleur senegalais dinan ww1 guerre 14 18 1914 1918 red cross croix rouge

Dinan,

Convalescent Tirailleurs Sénégalais soldiers telling their war experiences

to an AMERICAN RED CROSS worker in the courtyard of what was before the war a convent

and is now a hospital assisted by supplies from the AMERICAN RED CROSS

September 1918

Photographer : Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

kitchener thompson dinan ww1 guerre 14 18 1914 1918 red cross croix rouge

Dinan,

Miss Kitchener and Miss Thompson of the AMERICAN RED CROSS showing some of the garments made by the refugee women at Dinan from goods supplied by the AMERICAN RED CROSS

September 1918

Photographer : Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

thompson dinan ww1 guerre 14 18 1914 1918 red cross croix rouge

Dinan,

Miss Thompson of the AMERICAN RED CROSS examining garments

made by the refugee women at Dinan out of goods supplied to them by the AMERICAN RED CROSS

September 1918

Photographer : Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

dinan ww1 guerre 14 18 1914 1918 red cross croix rouge

Dinan,

At the AMERICAN RED CROSS workroom at Dinan goods are given to the refugee women

who make them into garments for themselves and their children

September 1918

Photographer : Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

dinan ww1 guerre 14 18 1914 1918 red cross croix rouge

Dinan,

 Convalescent soldiers and a sister in the Chapel of the hospital at Dinan, (formerly a convent),

which is assisted by hospital supplies sent by the AMERICAN RED CROSS

September 1918

Photographer : Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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