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DeWitt General Hospital: Audio Recording - The Staff, 1944-1945 |
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by American Red Cross |
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Note: Due to original recording: Static on Tape; Clicks |
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and Pops on Tape; Program Distorted at Times; High Amount |
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of Hum on Tape. |
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2019.11.1 Side A: DeWitt General Hospital "The Staff." |
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2019.11.1 Side B: DeWitt General Hospital |
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"[illegible]"Disc, Phonograph: (1944-1945) |
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One side of this disc includes a recorded message |
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entitled "The Staff" on which various hosptial staff wish |
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field director Lorraine Anderson a happy 21st birthday. |
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Direct-cut lacquer "Recordiogram" disc containing a |
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personal message recorded using a facility provided by |
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the American Red Cross at the DeWitt General Hospital |
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during World War II. |
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The sprawling DeWitt General (Army) Hospital complex sits |
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on over 220 acres in Auburn, California. It was one of |
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sixteen "Type A Pavilion Style" military hospitals |
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constructed in the United States during World War II and |
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is where 9,741 wounded military personnel were treated |
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between 1944-1945. Today, this site is the Placer County |
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Government Center. It is home to the DeWitt History |
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Museum and is listed on National Register of Historic |
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Places. |
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The American Red Cross was instrumental at the DeWitt |
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General Hospital during World War II for supporting the |
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morale and well-being of troops recovering at this |
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facility. The opportunity to record a personal message |
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onto a disc which could then be mailed or shared with |
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military service personnel is one example of the morale- |
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boosting efforts by the American Red Cross at the DeWitt |
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General Hospital. |
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For additional information see California Revealed[1]. |
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1. https://californiarevealed.org/islandora/object/cavpp%3A115775 (link) |
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Date Published: 2020-01-28 23:36:13 |
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Identifier: caaupmd_000006 |
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Item Size: 6897153 |
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Language: eng |
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Media Type: audio |
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