Baseball as a treatment for Convalescent soldiers in London
ca. 1917-1918
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The original caption for this photograph reads: Baseball as treatment for convalescent soldiers in London. Rival teams are "Shell Shockers" and the "Gassers," men from gas and shell-shock wards, with a Red Cross officer for umpire. Baseball is the doctor's prescription for shell shock cases and has proved very effective medicine.
This primary source comes from the Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs.
National Archives Identifier: 45498213
Full Citation: 165-WW-264A-139; Baseball as a treatment for Convalescent soldiers in London; ca. 1917-1918; Medical Department - Rest Camps; American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 - 1918; Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, Record Group 165; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/baseball-as-a-treatment-for-convalescent-soldiers-in-london, October 3, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
