Sterilizers at the Salvage plant in the American Embarkation Center in Le Mans, France. The garments are loaded into the sterilizers and subjected to steam for twenty minutes, effectively sterilizing them. This photograph was taken on January 20, 1919, by Sgt. Ryden, , with the issued number B.

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