A World War I soldier before facial reconstruction, ca. 1918

Physical Details: Photographic prints on album page : 1 item : sepia ; 13 x 10 cm.

Creator: American Red Cross, photographer

Description: Photograph documents a soldier who received one of Anna Coleman Ladd's cosmetic masks to be worn by soldiers badly disfigured during World War I. This image shows the soldier without his mask.
This photograph should be viewed with record 8369.

Forms part of: Anna Coleman Ladd papers, ca. 1881-1950

Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined

Citation: A World War I soldier before facial reconstruction, ca. 1918 / American Red Cross, photographer. Anna Coleman Ladd papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 12270

Subjects:

• Art and war
• Ladd, Anna Coleman Watts
• Masks
• Soldiers
• World War, 1914-1918

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