This photograph shows Ernest Hemingway in an American Red Cross ambulance during World War I in Italy.
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This photograph shows Ernest Hemingway in an American Red Cross ambulance during World War I in Italy.
This primary source comes from the Collection JFK-EHEMC: Ernest Hemingway Collection.
Full Citation: Ernest Hemingway in an American Red Cross Ambulance; ca. 1918; Photographs: Wars, 1917-1945, 4/1/1917 – 3/8/1945; Collection JFK-EHEMC: Ernest Hemingway Collection,; John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, MA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/ernest-hemingway-in-an-american-red-cross-ambulance/, February 1, 2026]
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