By Jeffrey S. Reznick One-hundred years ago this week, Mary Dexter wrote to her mother, Emily Loud Sanford, about her experiences as a volunteer with
Category: The Great War
A series featuring NLM collections that illuminate the medical history of The Great War.
Christmas in Wartime: gauze stockings for 200 men
By Jeffrey S. Reznick One-hundred years ago this week, Mary Dexter wrote to her mother, Emily Loud Sanford, about her experiences as a volunteer with
Christmas in Wartime: Mary Dexter and the Great War
By Jeffrey S. Reznick ~ One-hundred years ago this week, Mary Dexter wrote to her mother, Emily Loud Sanford, about her experiences as a volunteer
Thanksgiving DeLuxe, 1918
The holiday season often brought out the very best in the spirit and practice of WWI military hospital magazines…”Many were heard to remark: “Well, after this I can safely say I’ve eaten one square meal in the army.””
The Sacred Work: Galsworthy’s Advocacy for WWI Veterans
By Jeffrey S. Reznick ~ This Veterans Day is the first to occur during the four-year centenary anniversary of World War I. As media outlets
Plastic Reconstruction of the Face, 1918
One hundred years ago, in August 1914, the powers of Europe embarked upon a calamitous war which resulted in the death, mutilation, and suffering of
(Re)Discovering The Great War
By Simon Chaplin and Jeffrey S. Reznick Commemorations of the centenary anniversary of World War I have begun in countries around the world. For the
Honoring the Red Cross
By Ginny A. Roth This World War I-era poster created by artist John Mills depicts a Red Cross nurse helping a wounded soldier on the
The Eleventh Hour
By Kenneth M. Koyle ~ When the United States entered the “Great War” in April of 1917, doctors and nurses were among the first volunteers