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During WWI, many of our pictures do not show people wearing masks nor necessarily gloves. You can see a selection of these pictures on our website - click on exhibits and then pick Battlefield Surgery 101. I would doubt that the picture is posed, because by the 1920s fast film existed, and there was plenty of light in an operating room. It probably would have been easier to film a real operation than pose one. Looking at your picture, I do believe that everyone was asked to pause and look at the camera before going ahead with the operation. Michael Rhode, Archivist Otis Historical Archives National Museum of Health and Medicine Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Washington, DC 20306-6000 202-782-2212; FAX 202-782-3573 http://nmhm.washingtondc.museum http://nmhm.washingtondc.museum/collections/archives/archives.html ____________________________________________________________ STHC-L - Science, Technology, and Health Care Archives Forum STHC-L@lists.ucla.edu http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sthc-l STHC-L@lists.ucla.edu STHC-L Archives -- Main Index STHC-L Archives -- 2005 Message Index |