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(Top) An ambulance repair park in Thomannsplatz near Hartmannswillerkopf (Bottom) The "poste de secours" near Hartmannswillerkopf

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Friends of France: The Field Service of the American Ambulance Described by its Members (Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1916) was published by the American Ambulance Field Service during World War I.  The first edition was published in August 1916, and the second edition (in large-paper and regular formats) was published in October in 1916.  A French translation of the book was completed in 1917. The top image appears to not have been used, while the bottom image can be found between pages 186 and 187 in all English editions of the publication. This picture also includes the cemetery at Thomannsplatz which was near the battlefield of Hartmannswillerkopf.

Also available as a high resolution JPEG and JPEG 2000. Mat board: 9" x 11.5". Photographs: 5.75" x 3.5".

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Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs

American Field Service World War I Photographic Collection, 1910-1987 Series 1: Photographs and Negatives, 1910-1987 (bulk 1915-1917) Subseries 1F: Friends of France Matted Prints, circa 1915-1916 Box 4 Folder 5: (Top) An ambulance repair part in Thomannsplatz near Hartmannswillerkopf (Bottom) The "poste de secours" near Hartmannswillerkopf, undated

Photographed using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II by staff at the Internet Archive in 2013.

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