Operating Room No. 6, U.S. Evacuation Hospital, WW1, with Extensive Notes Detailing Contents on Reverse school notebook pretty much flawlessness executed and

pretty much flawlessness executed and just fantastic

) I can’t find another of these or even a record of one out there anywhere

add up to what feels quite like a portrait of duel aspects of seduction/desire

I love early albumen stereoviews that feel super atmospheric

Operating Room No. 6, U.S. Evacuation Hospital, WW1, with Extensive Notes Detailing Contents on Reverse school notebook pretty much flawlessness executed andInterior of Operating Room No. 6 at the U. S. Evacuation Hospital No. 1. This hospital was established in early 1918 near Sebastapol Barracks in France and became a crucial World War I medical unit. (Lots more about it and the other U. S. Evacuation Hospitals during WW1 here.) I believe this photo was likely taken just before or just after it opened, with meticulous, beautifully handwritten notes on reverse detailing its contents, down to diagramming