The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
Photo shows a doctor or medic stiching up a wound on the upper thigh of a soldier (?). A canvas drape with a hole is the middle surrounds the wound providing a sterilized area for the doctor. The photograph is very dark and it is difficult to determine whether the patient is a U.S. soldier or not. Original Tribune envelope- "South Vietnam 2
Concepts:
medical instrument; surgery; wound; Vietnam War
Places:
South Vietnam
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