World War I disinfecting machine
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Title
World War I disinfecting machine
Subject
World War, 1914-1918--Health aspects; Massachusetts.National Guard--Infantry Division, 26th; Saacy (France); United States.Army--Military life; Soldiers
Description
The photograph is of the thrash steam-drive disinfector, a disinfecting machine used by the 26th army division. A group of soldiers stand waiting to receive their clothes. One of the two steam vats is open and the wire basket containing the disinfected clothing is being removed. The clothes were steamed at a temperature of 238 degrees Fahrenheit and at a pressure of 7 to 10 pounds for 30 minutes. The photograph was taken in Saacy, France on August 10, 1918.
Publisher
C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org/
Date
1918-08-10
Contributor
Massachusetts.National Guard--Infantry Division, 26th
Relation
Is part of the World War I Collection, 1917-1918. Massachusetts National Guard Museum & Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm
Format
image/jpg
Language
en-US
Type
Image
Files
Collection
Citation
“World War I disinfecting machine,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed May 23, 2013, http://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/866.
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