Description 76 photographs mounted on cardboard. Primarily autopsy and clinical photographs from American Expeditionary Forces hospitals in Vichy, France. Also includes images of the hospitals and staff. Most have captions. Also includes autopsy reports. Some of the photographs possibly taken by the eight staff members of the Army Medical Museum who were dispatched to France (Vichy, Dijon, Paris and Chaumont) in Sept. 1918 to take over the role of collecting medical photographs from the Signal Corps.

The collection is arranged by photo number, subject (hospitals/staff, autopsy and clinical/wound) and name (alphabetical). This finding aid is exported from an Excel spreadsheet.

Explanation of categories and abbreviations: McCarrell

Photo #:		This is the unique number assigned to the photograph by OHA. AEF stands for American Expeditionary Forces.
Original #:		Number taken from information accompanying photograph.
Title:		Taken from the information accompanying photograph. When photograph lacked such information, a description of the photograph appears in parentheses.
DOD:		Date of Death taken from information accompanying photograph.
DOA:		Date of Autopsy taken from information accompanying photograph.
Name, rank, Age, pathologist:		Taken from information accompanying photograph and self explanatory.
Photo#	Original#	Title, DOD, DOA, name, rank, age, pathologist (if applicable):
AEF 001		Surgical Ward in Hotel Carlton Base Hospital No. 1
AEF 002	93	Dressing Room.
AEF 003		room in Dental Dept. Base Hospital No. 1
AEF 004		Band Concert at Base Hospital No. 1 Courtyard of Hotel Carlton. Taken in July 1918.
AEF 005		open air religious service in Base Hospital No. 1 Courtyard of Hotel Carlton. Taken in June 1918. Chaplain Wood.
AEF 006		Office of x-ray Dept. Base Hospital No. 1 Hotel Carlton. Taken in July 1918.
AEF 007		blind French soldiers, patients in the department organized by Miss Winnifred Hope, for the re-education of the blind. Base Hospital No.115. Hotel Ruhl.
AEF 008		the method of transportation of stretcher cases from Hospital Trains to ambulances where they are assigned to their proper hospitals. Note loading of ambulances. Railroad station at Vichy.
AEF 009		Photograph of Commanding Officers of Hospital Center Vichy. Taken in November 1918., Col. Webb, Lt. Col. Ellett, Lt. Col. Swan, Lt. Col. Griffith, Lt. Col. Wright
AEF 010		Plate #117(photograph of a diagram of the brain)
AEF 011	334	(photograph of two men)
AEF 012	204	extensive depressed fracture of frontal region with the original wound and operative incision, Sebastiana, Natale, Pvt., US 132nd Inf., DOD: Oct. 27, 1918, DOA: Oct. 27, 1918, Autopsy #79, Pathologist Capt. Harrison S. Martland, M.C.
AEF 013		Plate #126 (autopsy specimen of lungs), Autopsy #79
AEF 014		Plate #126 (two photographs of autopsy specimens of lungs), Autopsy #79
AEF 015	203	Plate #149 In the photograph note the two debridement wounds and extensive swelling of the left thigh., Engels, Arthur L., 1st Lt., US Hqs. Co. 9th Inf., DOD: Nov. 7, 1918, DOA: Nov. 7, 1918, Autopsy #109, Pathologist Capt. Harrison S. Martland, M.C.
AEF 016	232	Plate #232 (autopsy head wound), Autopsy #116
AEF 017	209	the extensive depressed fracture of the frontal bone., Eckholm, F. J.,Pvt., US Co. I. 130st Inf., DOD: Nov.10, 1918, DOA: Nov.10, 1918, Autopsy #116, Pathologist Capt. Harrison S. Martland, M.C.
AEF 018	243	Plate #153 …Died 7 days after being wounded. Autopsy shows extensive gas gangrene of the left arm and forearm., Nicelotta, Nicola, Pvt., US Co.H 310th Inf., Age: 23, DOD: Nov.11, 1918, DOA: Nov.12, 1918, Autopsy #119, Pathologist Capt. Harrison S. Martland, M.C.
AEF 019	261	Plate #154 …This patient was transferred from the surgical to the medical ward, with the diagnosis of influenza…While on the medical ward the dressing were not removed, and the clinical diagnosis of influenza was confirmed…The autopsy shows the patient died from a penetrating GSW of the right shoulder with extensive gas gangrene., McKenna, Hugh, Pvt., US Co.H 355th Inf., Age: 31,DOD: Nov.11, 1918, DOA: Nov. 12, 1918, Autopsy #120, Pathologist Capt. Harrison S. Martland, M.C.
AEF 020	208	Plate #158 Autopsy showed penetrating machine gun bullet wound... wound of entrance. Iverson, Martin O., Pvt., US Co. A 102nd Inf., Age: 22, DOD: Nov.13, 1918, DOA: Nov.14, 1918, Autopsy #125, Pathologist Capt. Harrison S. Martland, M.C.
AEF 021	230	Plate #166 (autopsy knee and lower leg) Autopsy #139
AEF 022	229	Plate #167 (autopsy specimen of esophagus) Autopsy #140
AEF 023	240	Plate #169 (autopsy photograph of open chest cavity)
AEF 024	220	Plate #170 petechial rash and acute fulminated cerebrospinal meningitis. Monroe, Jos. H., Pvt., US Co.B.328th Inf., Age: 24, DOD: Nov.28, 1918, DOA: Nov. 29, 1918, Autopsy #158, Pathologist Capt. Harrison S. Martland, M.C.
AEF 025	226	Plate #172 (autopsy photograph of man on table) Autopsy #159
AEF 026	223	Body showing effects of dragging and crushing train accident. Note severe crushing of head and face, disemboweling, and partial amputation of left leg., Campion Wm. A., 1st Lt., US Co.I 114th Inf., DOD: Dec.3, 1918, DOA: Dec.5, 1918 Autopsy #166, Pathologist Capt. Harrison S. Martland, M.C.
AEF 027	216	Picture shows the debrided wound of right hip; extensively suppurating; no gas., Testo, Nick, Pvt., DOD: Dec.10, 1918, DOA: Dec.10, 1918, Autopsy #170, Pathologist Capt. Harrison S. Martland, M.C.
AEF 028	245	(autopsy lower half of a man from the back. Also shows drainage tube in back upper right thigh)
AEF 029	246	(autopsy photograph of lower half of a man from the front)
AEF 030	247	(autopsy photograph of left leg amputation)
AEF 031	249	(autopsy photograph of right femur)
AEF 032	256	(autopsy photograph of leg with tube in knee)
AEF 033	273	#83 (autopsy specimen of part of a brain)
AEF 034		#29 (autopsy specimen of a part of a brain) #6 (autopsy specimen of a brain viewed from the bottom)
AEF 035	274	#77 (autopsy specimen of part of a brain) Plate #114 (autopsy specimen of a brain viewed from the left side)
AEF 036	283	#22 (photograph of an autopsy specimen of a brain viewed from the top) #22 (photograph of an autopsy specimen of a brain viewed from the bottom)
AEF 037		#6 (autopsy specimen of a brain viewed from the top) #6 (photograph of an autopsy specimen of a brain viewed from the bottom)
AEF 038		#33 (photograph of an autopsy specimen of brain viewed from the bottom) #38 (photograph of an autopsy specimen of brain viewed from the bottom)
AEF 039	328	Plate #163 Nov. 20, 1918 (two photographs showing scar on knee), Clark, Arthur
AEF 040		Picture shows GSW of right chest and shoulder with amputation of right arm, Clark, Geo. E., Sgt., US 122nd F A
AEF 041		Stump from hand grenade, Crosby, Arthur
AEF 042	308	#1 (wound in upper right shoulder), Garrettson, George
AEF 043		#5 Loss of right arm at shoulder by shrapnel, Garrettson, George
AEF 044	290	Picture shows massive gangrene of left leg, Horrevoets, L.
AEF 045		Picture shows massive gangrene of left leg, Horrevoets, L.
AEF 046		Plate #113(healed wound in left knee),
AEF 047	261	(lower back wound with drainage tubes), Cpl. Richardson
AEF 048	61	Picture shows mustard gas burns of left buttock and thigh, Camelo, Sanchez, Pvt. 1st Class, US 114th Inf.
AEF 049	294	(open wound upper right back), Snider, Clyde
AEF 050	305	#1 and #2 (photographs show close up of operation/autopsy?), Walton, James F.
AEF 051	323	Back wound without drainage (operation/autopsy?), Wood, Chester
AEF 052	108	Plate #108 (facial reconstruction), Armstrong, Chester
AEF 053		(facial reconstruction), Baganski
AEF 054	69	(loss of left eye), Broslyn, James
AEF 055		(facial reconstruction?), Cherry, Noah
AEF 056	26	Plate #161 (facial wound scar), Gray, Virgil
AEF 057		Sept. 30, 1918 GSW lower jaw, front view, Hanson, Leon A., Sgt. Depot Sec., US 1st Corps. Art.
AEF 058		Plate #157(facial wound scar) (second facial wound scar), Cpl. McElmoyl and Horton
AEF 059	84	(facial reconstruction) Laurich
AEF 060		Sept. 10, 1918 GSW shrapnel upper jaw and face, Polkonski, John Pvt., US 314 Inf.
AEF 061	197	(One photograph, two plates showing facial wound in upper left cheek, front and side view), Schzeoh, Johan
AEF 062		(facial reconstruction)
AEF 063	40	(facial reconstruction)
AEF 064	92	(facial reconstruction, right and left view)
AEF 065	74	(facial reconstruction after loss of nose)
AEF 066		(one photograph, two plates. Two men showing facial reconstruction?)
AEF 067	77	(facial reconstruction, front and left side view)
AEF 068	33	(facial reconstruction)
AEF 069	30	(facial reconstruction, left side view)
AEF 070	47	(facial reconstruction)
AEF 071		(one photograph, two plates. One plate shows man with wound in left cheek. One plate shows man with wound in left eye and cheek)
AEF 072	43	(loss of right eye, front and right side view)
AEF 073	44	(loss of right eye)
AEF 074		(facial reconstruction? Two plates. View from the front. One with left eye open and one with left eye closed)
AEF 075	54	(facial reconstruction? Three plates. One right side view, one front view with left eye open and one front view with left eye closed)
AEF 076	65	(facial reconstruction. Two plates. Front and right side view)
Prepared by Amanda Montgomery, October 2, 2006