Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922

English and American Quakers were engaged in relief and reconstruction work in Europe during and following World War I involving civilians in Russia, Serbia, Austria, and Poland. In 1919 Friends extended their efforts to include a program of child-feeding in Germany. This collection of almost 1000 glass lantern slides assembled by the AFSC shows the damage caused by war, rebuilding efforts, hospitals and orphanages, and other projects.

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Distributing home wools to refugees from a box car. Omsk.
Title:
Distributing home wools to refugees from a box car. Omsk.
Description:
Two refugee women descending relief box car with bundle of sheep's wool at Omsk.
Date:
(approximate) 1919
Collection:
Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922
Delousing costumes Refugee barracks Omsk Russia
Title:
Delousing costumes Refugee barracks Omsk Russia
Description:
Four individuals in medical costumes used for delousing (lice removal) at Omsk refugee barracks.
Date:
(approximate) 1919
Collection:
Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922
Child wasted by famine standing along Volga.
Title:
Child wasted by famine standing along Volga.
Description:
Young malnourished girl walking barefoot along the Volga River.
Date:
(approximate) 1919
Collection:
Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922
Partially reconstructed village.
Title:
Partially reconstructed village.
Description:
Village in the midst of post-war reconstruction.
Date:
(approximate) 1919
Collection:
Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922
A lair for lice
Title:
A lair for lice
Description:
Three poor children who might attract lice. Text on slide:'Courtesy of American Red Cross.'
Date:
(approximate) 1919
Collection:
Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922
Family of Four. Hostynne. Holme.
Title:
Family of Four. Hostynne. Holme.
Description:
Family of four pose in front of very tiny hut, surrounded by hay bales and rubble; photograph by H.P. Holme.
Date:
(approximate) 1919
Collection:
Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922
S.o.F. received these children that in Russia [illegible] in Poland. They are orphans.
Title:
S.o.F. received these children that in Russia [illegible] in Poland. They are orphans.
Description:
Young orphaned girl and older woman pose outside of small dwelling.
Date:
(approximate) 1919
Collection:
Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922
Nurse drawing water for Typhus Patient.
Title:
Nurse drawing water for Typhus Patient.
Description:
Nurse crouching in the snow drawing water for typhus patient; photograph by Strong I.
Date:
(approximate) 1919
Collection:
Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922
Clothing for refugees? Holme.
Title:
Clothing for refugees? Holme.
Description:
Refugee woman seated next to small pile of new clothing as other refugees stare behind her; photograph by H.P. Holme
Date:
(approximate) 1919
Collection:
Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922
Wasserstrom delivering clothing. Strong
Title:
Wasserstrom delivering clothing. Strong
Description:
Militantly dressed man delivers clothing to women in front of her home.
Date:
(approximate) 1919
Collection:
Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922
Estate houses. Teptykow. Holme.
Title:
Estate houses. Teptykow. Holme.
Description:
People moving about outside of large estate houses at Teptykow; photograph by H.P. Holme.
Date:
(approximate) 1919
Collection:
Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922
Village council - Food distribution. Strong I.
Title:
Village council - Food distribution. Strong I.
Description:
Huddle of villagers gathered around relief workers distributing food.
Date:
(approximate) 1919
Collection:
Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922
Church destroyed during war - Wilno[?] district.
Title:
Church destroyed during war - Wilno[?] district.
Description:
Polish church destroyed during war.
Date:
(approximate) 1919
Collection:
Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922
Red army as Labor Army.
Title:
Red army as Labor Army.
Description:
Man seated on non-moving cart tied to draft horses in large, agricultural machine-strewn field.
Date:
(approximate) 1919
Collection:
Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922
Farm machinery - Scrapped rusty along banks of Volga.
Title:
Farm machinery - Scrapped rusty along banks of Volga.
Description:
People wandering among scraps of broken farm machinery near the Volga.
Date:
(approximate) 1919
Collection:
Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922
[THE CRY OF THE CHILDREN. THIS CHILD IS DYING OF SCURVY]
Title:
[THE CRY OF THE CHILDREN. THIS CHILD IS DYING OF SCURVY]
Description:
Black background with white text: 'THE CRY OF THE CHILDREN. THIS CHILD IS DYING OF SCURVY.'
Date:
(approximate) 1919
Collection:
Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922
The Unit delousing whole families.
Title:
The Unit delousing whole families.
Description:
Delousing unit checking members of family for lice.
Date:
(approximate) 1919
Collection:
Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922
Medical examination at [Veagni?] for Little Mothers. Poland
Title:
Medical examination at [Veagni?] for Little Mothers. Poland
Description:
Teenaged mothers with infants waiting in line for medical examination.
Date:
(approximate) 1919
Collection:
Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922
Little mothers studying child bathing.
Title:
Little mothers studying child bathing.
Description:
Nurse leading demonstration for teenaged mothers on how to bathe an infant.
Date:
(approximate) 1919
Collection:
Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922
Dispensary - Malice. Holme. / Dispensary - Malice.
Title:
Dispensary - Malice. Holme. / Dispensary - Malice.
Description:
Group of refugees outside of Malice dispensary; photograph by H.P. Holme.
Date:
(approximate) 1919
Collection:
Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922

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