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WW1 - 1914-1918
" Looks of War photographers "
" Regards de photographes de Guerre"
9000 photos
438 pages
CITIES and VILLAGES
ENJOYMENTS and PAINS
MARSEILLE
page 1
Marseille
Marseille
Chapel in old ruins occupied by American Red Cross for dispensary. American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
between 1914 and 1920
Photographer: D. Pierce
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Marseille, France.
Refugee children from Belgium, very happy "kids" when with the American Red Cross
March 1919
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Typical scene in Marseille.
Dr. Grove of the ARC among the crowds of children that swarm on the docks.
Living in wretchedly unhealthy conditions many of them need medical attention.
They are always welcome at the ARC children's dispensary
23 July 1918
Photographer: A.R.C. Commission to France
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Typical living conditions in the porer quarters of Marseille.
This is a very old house in the Rue St. Antoine built on ancient Greek foundations.
It shelters 102 children and 65 adults with 2 cows in the basement.
There are 103 cases of illness in this house.
Although the exterior is picturesquely [...] the interior is being remodled by the ARC
24 July 1918
Photographer: A.R.C. Commission to France
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
In Marseille, at the corner of the Rue St. Antoine and the Rue du Bon Jésus.
The house on the left is No. 16 here the American Red Cross found 102 children and 65 adults
27 August 1918
Photographer: A.R.C. Commission to France
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
America soldier makes friends with the babies while accompanying ARC visiting nurse
on her calls in the poorer quarter of Marseille
24 July 1918
Photographer: A.R.C. Commission to France
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
ARC visiting nurse in the Rue St. Antoine Marseille
this street which about 7 feet wide
is one of the most overcrowded and unsanitary quarters in Marseille
ca. 1918 or 1919
Photographer: A.R.C. Commission to France
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Marseille boasts of a normal population of 550,000
which double since the war, and a heterogeneous collection of nationalities,
French, Arabian, Italian, Belgian, Spanish, and South America.
This is a typical gathering of the younger generation of the city
gathered about a Red Cross nurse from the children's dispensary
2 October 1918
Photographer: A.R.C. Commission to France
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
The people of Marseille and all the other cities of France
where the Red Cross has carried its campagne in behalf of the children
are learning that consultation with the Red Cross doctors and nurses
will make their children well and strong again
October 1918
Photographer: A.R.C. Commission to France
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Dr. Sillengings warm weather clime out of doors at the ARC children's dispensary
in a ruined Roman tower at Marseille.
This work is especially necessary in Marseille because of the wretched sanitary conditions.
Since the war began the population of Marseille is practically doubled by the influx of foreigners from all the Mediterranean countries.
The resultant conditions are unspeakable
24 July 1918
Photographer: A.R.C. Commission to France
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
At the ARC children's dispensary in an old Roman tower, Marseille.
Two ARC nurses bringing the children's food from the kitchen
July 1918
Photographer: A.R.C. Commission to France
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
To counteract the results of war conditions the American Red Cross has established a dispensary
in the courtyard of an old Roman tower at Marseille.
A physician with several nurses and their aides is in attendance to give advice
to mothers and their children
October 1918
Picture taken especially for the Woman's Home Companion
by the American Artist H.B. Lachman, St. Nicholas Mag. 10/18. Mr. Wharton Aug. 22.
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
ARC dispensary for children in old Roman ruins in Marseille
between 1914 and 1920
Photographer: Mr. D. Pierce
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Defective children from institution of correction, Marseille, perform acrobatic feats
outside the old Roman tower which shelters the ARC dispensary
July 1918
Photographer: A.R.C. Commission to France
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
The little fellows from the Correction Institute for defective children at Marseille are among
those helped by the ARC which maintains a children's dispensary in the old Roman tower
seen in the background.
The picutre shows them going through their setting up drill
24 July 1918
Photographer: A.R.C. Commission to France
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Poor mothers of all the Mediterranean races bring their children to the ARC dispensary at Marseille, where they are given food and medical attention.
The woman on the right of the picture is an Arab
July 1918
Photographer: A.R.C. Commission to France
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
[close up]
Poor mothers of all the Mediterranean races bring their children to the ARC dispensary at Marseille, where they are given food and medical attention.
The woman on the right of the picture is an Arab
July 1918
Photographer: A.R.C. Commission to France
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)