French mutile with both arms off the elbow writes a letter to an AMERICAN RED CROSS worker, asking for a new pair of arms. Picture was taken at the School for professional re-education of mutiles under the direction of the Union des Colonies Etrangeres en Favour des Victims de la Guerre at 28 Avenue de Tokio, Paris
Summary
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: Hine.
Group title: Re-Education of Mutiles.
Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc
Temp note: Batch 34
Tags
american red cross
paris
glass negatives
lewis wickes hine
photo
union des colonies etrangeres
favour des victims
french mutile
both arms
mutiles
arms
american red
ultra high resolution
high resolution
world war i
wwi
ww1
war
library of congress
Date
01/01/1918
Location
france
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "American National Red Cross photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/717_anrc.html