Sgt. Brooks using an electric magnet to remove pieces of metal from a patient's eye. This Special Surgical Ambulance, designed by 2nd Lt. Julien A. Gehrung, was used by the Red Cross for treating gas-poison, eye, ear, nose, and throat issues in Allied armies at the front during World War I. Taken on May 29, 1918, in Paris, France. Approved by Censor on June 19, 1918.

---

Size: 8293px × 5606px
Photo credit: © piemags/NSC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., 29, 1918, ab, activities, advanced, aef, allied, ambulance, american, armies, attacks, battlefield, brooks, bsc, cases, casualties, censor, censorship, cross, debris, disorders, ear, electric, equipment, eye, facs, field, france, front-line, gas, gas-poison, gehrung, hospital, injuries, innovation, julien, magnet, md, medical, medicine, metal, military, nose, paris, photo, photography, poisoning, procedures, red, removal, sergeant, specialized, surgical, technology, throat, treatment, treatments, trouble, war, war-time, world