Interior castle

Description

World War II photographs of Samuel Harvey Colvin, Jr., M.D. (Tulane School of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Bacteriology - Nov.15,1940; on leave effective July 15, 1942, active duty U.S. Army with rank of Major). 24th General Hospital (United States. Army) . Thirty Tulane medical graduates and ten Tulane faculty members were included in the complement of forty-two medical doctors. The "Tulane Unit", activated in July 1942, was affiliated with the Fifth Army: Fort Benning (July 15, 1942 to August 8, 1943) -- Bizerte, Tunisia (September 8, 1943 to May 31, 1944) -- Grosseto, Italy (July 21, 1944 to September 15, 1944) -- Army headquarters near Florence, Italy (September 21, 1944- ) -- Livorno, Italy (June 1, 1945 to June 11, 1945). For more information see Tulane and the War, Tulanian, Jan. 1946 and Roll Call for the 24th General Hospital, Tulanian, Nov. 1967.

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24th General Hospital in World War II

Details

Title: Interior castle
Creator: Colvin, Samuel Harvey, Jr.
Date Created: 1943-1945
Description: World War II photographs of Samuel Harvey Colvin, Jr., M.D. (Tulane School of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Bacteriology - Nov.15,1940; on leave effective July 15, 1942, active duty U.S. Army with rank of Major). 24th General Hospital (United States. Army) . Thirty Tulane medical graduates and ten Tulane faculty members were included in the complement of forty-two medical doctors. The "Tulane Unit", activated in July 1942, was affiliated with the Fifth Army: Fort Benning (July 15, 1942 to August 8, 1943) -- Bizerte, Tunisia (September 8, 1943 to May 31, 1944) -- Grosseto, Italy (July 21, 1944 to September 15, 1944) -- Army headquarters near Florence, Italy (September 21, 1944- ) -- Livorno, Italy (June 1, 1945 to June 11, 1945). For more information see Tulane and the War, Tulanian, Jan. 1946 and Roll Call for the 24th General Hospital, Tulanian, Nov. 1967.
Topical Subject(s): 24th General Hospital (United States. Army)
World War, 1939-1945
Military hospitals
Medical care
Tulane University School of Medicine
Interiors
Castles & palaces
Geographical Subject(s): Bizerte (Tunisia)
Extent: Velox (F-2) negatives - 2 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Form: nonprojected graphic
Note (Physical Description): Scanning of Velox (F-2) negative funded by the History of Medicine Society Fund. Negatives donated to Tulane by Melba Colvin (Mrs. Samuel Harvey Colvin, Jr., M.D.).
Type of Resource: still image
Source: HC-24th Gen Hosp Coll-Colvin.
Publisher: Tulane University, Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences.
Rights: Physical rights are retained by the Tulane University, Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Contact Information: medref@tulane.edu