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American Red Cross distribution of chocolate, cigarettes, etc. in Italian front line trenches – Antique Wall Art

American Red Cross distribution of chocolate, cigarettes, etc. in Italian front line trenches, [between 1914 and 1918] — historic photograph
American Red Cross distribution of chocolate, cigarettes, etc. in Italian front line trenches, [between 1914 and 1918]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of American Red Cross distribution of chocolate, cigarettes, etc. in Italian front line trenches. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Red Cross workers handing out chocolate, cigarettes, and other supplies in an Italian front-line trench is the detail that sets this photograph apart from the many wartime images of relief work. The American Red Cross sent personnel and supplies to Italy during the First World War, when the Italian front ran through mountainous terrain and soldiers often lived in cramped, exposed trenches for long periods. Morale goods like tobacco and sweets were valued as much as food, since they offered small comforts in an otherwise grim routine. The record is based on an old caption card, so exact details of the location and date remain uncertain.

Created / published[between 1914 and 1918]
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsPhotoprint # 40229-B. American Natl. Red Cross Collection-- Italy--Red Cross Personnel and Officers This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: Red Cross Coll. Cat.; Red Cross in Italy; WWI--Italy; ANRC Coll. Cat.; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,036 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-139188

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