Operating Room No. 6, U.S. Evacuation Hospital, WW1, with Extensive Notes Detailing Contents on Reverse tulip shelf The is small piece of

The is small piece of the gold grip of the ink pen that appears to have broken off on its back side

and the there are eye holes and two holes at the sides by which one could thread ribbon in order to wear it

along the lines of real photo postcard

but there are a a good bunch half as long and few twice as long

with the same words painted on both sides and two holes drilled right through it for hanging

Operating Room No. 6, U.S. Evacuation Hospital, WW1, with Extensive Notes Detailing Contents on Reverse tulip shelf The is small piece ofInterior of Operating Room No. 6 at the U. S. Evacuation Hospital No. 1. This hospital was established in early 1918 near Sebastapol Barracks in France and became a crucial World War I medical unit. (Lots more about it and the other U. S. Evacuation Hospitals during WW1 here.) I believe this photo was likely taken just before or just after it opened, with meticulous, beautifully handwritten notes on reverse detailing its contents, down to diagramming