USS <i>Relief</i> Surgery | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

USS Relief Surgery

USS <i>Relief</i> Surgery | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
View of the gloved hands of a pair of surgeons as they begin to operate on a patient in Japan. One person is holding a scalpel over a portion of an exposed ankle, the other is holding a pair of scissors. Both surgeons are also holding gauze on the exposed skin. The rest of the body is covered by white cloth. Made on the hospital ship USS <i>Relief</i> trip for a typhoon.

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DESCRIPTION
View of the gloved hands of a pair of surgeons as they begin to operate on a patient in Japan. One person is holding a scalpel over a portion of an exposed ankle, the other is holding a pair of scissors. Both surgeons are also holding gauze on the exposed skin. The rest of the body is covered by white cloth. Made on the hospital ship USS Relief trip for a typhoon.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:85162
Creation Date: 04 1945
Creator Name:Chapelle, Dickey
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Collection Name:Dickey Chapelle papers, 1933-1967
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:PH 3301C Box 6
Original Dimensions:3 x 2 inches
SUBJECTS
Clothing and dress
Protective clothing
Implements, utensils, etc.
Hospitals
Physicians
Surgery
Wounds and injuries
Military hospitals
Military uniforms
Naval art and science
World War, 1939-1945
Indoor photography
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Reference Details
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