Boys' class in shop work under a French instructor at Issy-le-Molineaux, one of the colonies established by the Comite Franco-American pour la protection des Enfants de la Frontiere. The Comite in close cooperation with the American Red Cross cares for about 1500 children from the invaded districts, many of whom have lost their parents through the war. They are given a good home schooling and industrial training
Summary
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC Commission to France.
Group title: Children, France.
On caption card: 2424.
Data: Sprague Publishing Co. Aug. 21/18.
July 1918 [date received]
Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc
Temp note: Batch 18
Tags
american red cross
glass negatives
photo
comite franco american
protection des enfants
shop work
french instructor
comite
ultra high resolution
high resolution
world war i
wwi
ww1
library of congress
Date
01/01/1918
Location
france
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "American National Red Cross photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/717_anrc.html