Spanish Civil War album [picture]. 1936-1939.

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Spanish Civil War album [picture]. 1936-1939.

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The collection consists of copy negatives made from a Spanish Civil War album. The majority of the collection consists of information related to volunteers, including medical and military, in the Spanish Civil War. The bulk of the collection deals with medical care during the war. The majority of the photographs show American medical volunteers and wounded soldiers. The photos of medical care depict convalescense hospitals; ambulances and mobile units; identified and unidentified doctors, nurses and hospital staff, including photos of well-known doctors Edward Barsky and Leo Eloesser, and nurse Salaria Kee, one of the few African American nurses to volunteer in Spain. The photos of military personnel depict both identified and unidentified personnel, including a photo of André Marty, the French Communist who led the International Brigades. Photos of women show various aspects of female participation in the war effort, including a picture of Dolores Ibárruri, known as La Passionaria. The collection also includes photos of unidentified volunteers and civilians, along with scenes and artwork depicting Spain and the damage done by the war, including casulaties and damage to cities.

99 photocopies.

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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SNAC Resource ID: 7711170

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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Barsky, Edward K., 1895-1975

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Dr. Edward K. Barsky was a prominent surgeon who led a group of American medical volunteers during the Spanish Civil War. For further biographical information on Edward Barsky, and to review the scope and contents of his manuscript collection see, The Guide to the Edward K. Barsky Papers, ALBA 125. The images in this collection were either taken by Barsky and his assistant or accrued in the course of his work as a surgeon in Spain. From the guide to the Edward K. Barsky Photographs, ...

Marty, André 1886-

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André Marty was born in 1886. He was a naval engineer who participated in the Black Sea revolt in 1919. Marty served as a Communist Deputy and was imprisoned in 1939 for five years. He also served as secretary of the Communist International and was a member of the French Communist Party Politbureau and Secretariat until he was expelled in 1952. He died in 1956. From the description of Marty archives, 1917-1955 (inclusive), [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122549758 ...

Eloesser, Leo

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American physician. From the description of Leo Eloesser papers, 1888-2007. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872744 Thoracic surgeon and innovator in rural and wartime healthcare. Born in San Francisco, 1881, died in Tacamburo, Michoacon, Mexico, 1976. From the description of Leo Eloesser papers, 1906-1984 [mixed material]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 678870789 Biographical Note ...

Kee, Salaria, 1917-1990

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Salaria Kea O'Reilly (b. July 13 1917, Milledgeville, GA–d. May 18, 1990, Akron, OH) was an American nurse and desegregation activist who volunteered in both the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War. During the Spanish Civil War she was the only African American nurse working in the Abraham Lincoln Battalion....

Ibárruri, Dolores 1895-1989

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