Palace of Versailles as Hospital

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

241-2

Date Released

8 Apr 1916

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Palace of Versailles as Hospital
2. 2Married Mens’ [Sic] Call
3. 3Keeping Fit at Sea
4. 4Testing a Searchlight
5. 5German Prisoners from Verdun

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "Scenes in the French Red Cross hospital where the ‘Poilus’ are cared for by charming nurses." Nurses and a doctor attending to a patient. One of the long rooms of the Palace of Versailles converted into a ward. Doctor and army officer inspecting the patients. Doctor and nurses round a patient. Patients sitting up in bed or walking round.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Health and medicine; Military

Length of story (in feet)

67

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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