Box 13
Contains 89 Results:
Inside X-ray tent, X-ray displayed, 1944
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Neg. No. C-44-579
Two unidentified men in front of palm tree, ND
Unidentified men and women in camp, ND
Tents with wooden sidewalk between them, ND
Unidentified person with book outside tents, ND
Three men and one woman on boat, all unidentified, ND
Unidentified women under tree, tent half up, ND
Unidentified man and woman outside at table set for party, possibly Kirkman, ND
Tents, ND
Unidentified men on trucks by train, ND
Tents, piles of wood, barrels, ND
Two unidentified men by car, ND
Operating tent, ND
This photo shows the new braces which replaced the old tepee poles and also shows the instrument bundle stands that were stackable. The note on one photo is by Randal Luscombe and says, "Stand - made - 10 of them." Armed Forces Institute of Pathology photo
Letter from Melvin C. Shaffer to Joan E. Klein with enclosed aerial photo of 8th Evac, 1998 June 10
Shaffer writes about his camera surviving a 1000 foot fall from an airplane and its risky rescue. The photo shows the 8th Evac north of Naples in 1943 where the inspiration for the shower scene in the movie "MASH" occurred.
Letter from Melvin C. Shaffer to Joan E. Klein with two enclosed photos, 1998 June 10
Shaffer writes about filming a surgical procedure at the 8th Evac and includes photos that were used as a guide for the movie "MASH."
Letter from Melvin C. Shaffer to Joan E. Klein with one enclosed photo of Shaffer and Snavely, 1998 June 10
Letter from Melvin C. Shaffer to Joan E. Klein with two enclosed photos, 1998 June 10
Shaffer writes about how to make a heater from a 500 pound bomb casing and encloses a photo of Shaffer on a cot in his tent and a photo of tents in the wet spring of 1945.
Letter from Melvin C. Shaffer to Joan E. Klein with enclosed transparency, 1998 June 10
The transparency is of the 8th Evac at Pietramala, Italy, and was made in the winter of 1944-45.
Letter from Melvin C. Shaffer to Joan E. Klein with enclosed photo, 1998 June 10
The photo shows from left to right: McNeel, Secretary of War Stimson (pith helmet), an unidentified man, and General Mark Clark and was taken in September 1944.
Letter from Melvin C. Shaffer to Joan E. Klein with two enclosed photos, 1998 June 10
The photos show tents, patients, and military personnel at the 8th Evac's Lake Garda location in the summer of 1945.