Arched entranceway to Kairouan, Tunisia
Gift in Memory of Dr. Thomas Edward Weiss, from the collection of the National World War II Museum
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Arched entranceway to area of North African town. Signs near doorway read "Typhus. Off limits to British, US Forces and RAF. Warning: troops forbidden to buy food stuffs." Muslim woman in burqa/burka in foreground. "Picture taken of the main gate of the Kasbah at the Holy City of Kairouan. Note the dress of the Arab woman on the left. The "Typhus" and "Off limits" signs on the right of the entrance. The entrance of the shop on the right, with all the rugs about the door is where the matched rugs were obtained." Kairouan, also known as Kirwan and Al Qayrawan. Tunisia, North Africa. Circa 1943
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Items from the service of Dr. Thomas Weiss who served with the 24th General Hospital in North Africa and Italy. Almost all members of this hospital, including Weiss, were graduates of or medical staff at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. They operated from Fort Benning until August 1943 when they embarked for North Africa where they opened a hospital in Bizerte, Tunisia. There they cared for the wounded during the early phases of the invasion of Italy. They eventually moved to Italy where they cared for casualties of the Fifth Army. The men of this hospital famously held a Mardi Gras celebration in Italy on 13 February, 1945.
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al-QayrawÄn
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35.700
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10.017
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Women--Clothing & dress--Tunisia
Stores & shops--Tunisia
Rugs--Tunisia
Signs (Notices)--Tunisia
Typhus fever--Tunisia