| A MODEL OPEN-AIR HOSPITAL Dollis Hill House where wounded sleep and live in the open. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5114 | |
| Catalog #: | 365715 | |
| Clip Number: | 365715-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 47 F | |
| Timecode: | 01:50:37 - 01:51:23 | |
| Location: | Southport, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1917 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HEALTH AND MEDICINE: Hospitals LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England WORLD WAR ONE, MILITARY: Medical | |
| Description: | World War One; medical. Dollis Hill House; an Open-air hospital for wounded soldiers. Opens with shot looking down long porch with row of beds; some men lie in beds; others sit in chairs beside the beds talking; nurse seen in next "room". Closer shot of same: man lying in bed; another man in chair; nurse in BG on other side of half wall. Next; a shot looking down long table placed out in the yard; with men seated at it and plates and cups ready for a meal. GV front of house; with some veterans in yard; standing or in wheelchairs and others on porch. Closer shot of same. CU side view of man seated in a cool looking woven 2-wheel buggy; being pushed by a nurse. Looks like a nice place to get well. The open air is supposed to aid recovery. | |
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