The 24th General Hospital (also known as the “Tulane Unit”) in Florence, Italy during World War II. Interiors of Clinical and Bacteriological section. Medical technicians at work. A man approached one of the technicians. Technician working with chemicals in beakers and flasks. Lab burner boils liquid from a flask. Technicians perform tests for determination of non-protein nitrogen in blood filtrate. A row of technicians examines specimens under microscopes. Technicians at work in the Parasitology and Hematology section.
The 24th General Hospital in Florence, Italy, during World War 2. Interiors of the Serology section. Histological section of hospital in the foreground. A man works in chemical section of the laboratory. Enlisted Army soldiers at work perform chemical analysis. Bacteriological section in the hospital. Technicians work in Pathology and Veterinary sections of the hospital. Technicians perform tests. Serology section of the hospital. Exteriors of the 2nd Medical Laboratory. A jeep driver pulls away and another pulls up to door. Men load jeeps with bags. A jeep stops in front of laboratory.
The 24th General Hospital in Florence, Italy, in World War 2. Interiors of Laboratory. Enlisted man at work in mobile laboratory under blackout conditions. A man notes on a document.
Arno River in Italy during World War 2. People cross the river by weir. Destroyed bridges and ruins near Ponte Vecchio. Several people stand near the river. Royal Engineers water purifying truck. Canvas water tanks in the foreground. Palestinians working with Royal Army Service Corps distribute water in Florence. People fill Chianti flasks with water at a Palestine truck. Young children stand with their families. People drink water from a parked water truck.
Mop up operation by British Allied forces in Florence, Italy, during World War 2. South African and New Zealand troops advance on tanks. Soldier looks through binoculars. Views of city of Florence including Florence Cathedral (Duomo). View of Ponte Vecchio bridge in the city, the only one spared by the German forces who destroyed all other bridges over the Arno River at Florence. Soldier fires from the hidden area. Explosions in the city. Soldiers patrol on streets of Florence. Civilians on streets, including some partisan civilian soldiers aiding in the elimination of German sniper positions.
The 5th United States Army in Saint Leonhard, Italy during World War II. Officer takes a look at the paintings stolen from Florence Italy by Nazi German forces. Soldier open a door and officer enters another room full of paintings. He takes a look at the art objects.