Summary

Miss Mary Anderson visits American wounded back from the western front Location of events unknown

World War One; medicine; casualties Retired American theatre actress Mary Anderson (1859-1940) visits wounded American soldiers back from the Western Front Opens with title frame saying that Shot of automobile facing camera; with soldiers standing at side Miss Anderson; a smiling middle-aged lady; descends from the car; wearing a black hat with lace hanging in back like mourning; fur-trimmed coat; big flowery brooch She shakes hand of man in wheelchair; as other veterans watch She shakes hands with several men standing nearby

CU Anderson with an officer; pan to left a bit Shot of Anderson meeting nurses; walking along row; pan to right - she turns to another man sitting in a wheelchair; speaks to him Another shot of Anderson with this man; shaking hands; the first wheelchair - white - vet is next to him; and nurses and other men stand in BG

She walks to left; shakes hand of other man in chair (again) a couple WAAC's (Women's Auxiliary Army Corps) shake hands with this same guy CU of him with big smile and laugh; bandages and splints of other soldiers above and behind Injuries; medical; disabled Personalities

Source British Pathé
Title MISS MARY ANDERSON VISITS AMERICAN WOUNDED BACK FROM THE WESTERN FRONT
Description Miss Mary Anderson visits American wounded back from the western front Location of events unknown

World War One; medicine; casualties Retired American theatre actress Mary Anderson (1859-1940) visits wounded American soldiers back from the Western Front Opens with title frame saying that Shot of automobile facing camera; with soldiers standing at side Miss Anderson; a smiling middle-aged lady; descends from the car; wearing a black hat with lace hanging in back like mourning; fur-trimmed coat; big flowery brooch She shakes hand of man in wheelchair; as other veterans watch She shakes hands with several men standing nearby

CU Anderson with an officer; pan to left a bit Shot of Anderson meeting nurses; walking along row; pan to right - she turns to another man sitting in a wheelchair; speaks to him Another shot of Anderson with this man; shaking hands; the first wheelchair - white - vet is next to him; and nurses and other men stand in BG

She walks to left; shakes hand of other man in chair (again) a couple WAAC's (Women's Auxiliary Army Corps) shake hands with this same guy CU of him with big smile and laugh; bandages and splints of other soldiers above and behind Injuries; medical; disabled Personalities
Archive British Pathe
Year 01/01/1914
Duration 00:01:09:00
Stock Black & White
Sound Mute
Film ID 189021

Keywords

World War One; casualties; wounded; Americans; wheelchair; injuries; bandages; Mary Anderson; nurses; African-American; theatre; hospital USA?
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