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Surgical Dressings for War Relief

1917
Thomas Tryon (American, 1859–1920)
This poster represents an effort to increase public awareness of the need to provide bandages, compresses, and other nursing and surgical necessities for those involved in combat during World War I. Here the flags of allied nations stress the universal need for the supply of surgical dressings from all sources.

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