A quiet game. Camp Chambord in the famous forest of the Chateau Chambord near Blois (13,000 acres) "Shell Shock" patients are taken away from the noise and congestion of hospital life out into the quiet of the plain woods and wonderful results are obtained. This is an experiment being conducted by a Captain A.E. Dennis Hospital representative, A.R.C., for the U.S. Army Camp at Blois. The most soothing of games for patients recovering from war neurosis, as the scientists now call the condition that used to be described as "shell-shock". A number of these patients have been taken away from the noise and congestion of hospital life into the quiet of the forest of the Chateau Chambord near Blois. Wonderful results have been obtained in this experiment which is being conducted by Capt. A.E. Dennis, AMERICAN RED CROSS Hospital representative for the U.S. Army at Blois

Caption from negative sleeve: The most soothing of games for patients recovering from war neurosis, as the scientists now call the condition that used to be described as "shell-shock". A number of these patients have been taken away from the noise and congestion of hospital life into the quiet of the forest of the Chateau Chambord near Blois. Wonderful results have been obtained in this experiment which is being conducted by Capt. A.E. Dennis, American Red Cross Hospital representative for the U.S. Army at Blois.
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: Hine.
Group title: Recreation for Wounded American Soldiers.
Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
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Temp note: Batch 34