American soldiers observing the inside of a former Belgian college, known as College St. Joseph or KRIEGS Lazarett, which was converted into a military hospital by the Germans during World War I. The 7th Army Corps now has control of the facility, and this image showcases one of its spacious wards. Taken on February 26, 1919, in Virton, Belgium.

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