Image of a portable ice plant at the Columbia War Hospital, which was established in New York City during World War I. This innovative plant, captured in 1917, is believed to be the first of its kind in a hospital unit and can produce enough ice to meet the hospital's needs. The ice plant may also be taken along if the hospital unit is deployed to the front.
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