An operation is performed on a wounded soldier at the 8209th Mobile
Army Surgical Hospital, twenty miles from the front lines. August 4,
1952. Feldman. (Army)
Speaking of classic movies, fans of the Altman film M*A*S*H or the television series that followed it might be interested to see these photographs of a real Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Korea during the 1950–53 conflict. These two pictures are part of a much larger set of videos and stills recently released on flickr and YouTube by the U.S. Army, covering many aspect of the war. You can read about the release and the find the links at the Stars and Stripes website.
Personnel and equipment needed to save a man's life are assembled at the HQ
of the 8225th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, Korea. October 14, 1951.
Cpl. Charles Abrahamson. (Army)*
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Mike (Thanks to Dave Kee)
*I've edited this caption slightly.
One of my favorite shows as a youth - thanks for the shots and the link Mike. As always, top notch content.
Posted by: Jason Anderson | Wednesday, 07 January 2009 at 10:21 AM
Cheers for the link! I'm a mega-freaky fan of the TV show and movie, though I'm not sure my girlfriend, who's a nurse, always appreciates my questions comparing her hospital with a TV show. I think the chaos and high-jinks in her hospital are far worse!
I can't remember where I came across it initially (perhaps on this site???), but have any of you seen Magnum photographer Thomas Dworzak's M*A*S*H I*R*A*Q book? http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/c.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.BookDetail_VPage&pid=2TYRYDHRKZY2
Posted by: Karl Smyth | Wednesday, 07 January 2009 at 02:25 PM
The first motion picture about a Korean War M.A.S.H. unit was "Battle Circus" (1953 Richard Brooks) with Humphrey Bogart, June Allyson and Keenan Wynn. It had some great scenes showing the unit breaking camp, moving and setting up camp at a new location.
Posted by: Tom Swoboda | Wednesday, 07 January 2009 at 02:25 PM
Good, can't complain about anything which reminds us that a greater need for hospital beds is one of the side effects of any war...
Also see:- Lee Miller's photographs taken in WW2 field hospitals if you get the chance.
Mike, I wonder if your mention of Altman has caused many of us to go back and revise our "top ten films"?
Cheers, Robin
Posted by: Robin P | Wednesday, 07 January 2009 at 03:05 PM
Karl, I saw the show that the book is taken from at the New York Goethe Institute about two years ago. It was a very, very good show, both as documentary work and as a conceptual work.
Must get the book.
Posted by: David Boyce | Thursday, 08 January 2009 at 12:36 AM