Skip to main content
Image Not Available for Dr. Robert Abbe treating a patient aboard USS Sanctuary
Dr. Robert Abbe treating a patient aboard USS Sanctuary
Image Not Available for Dr. Robert Abbe treating a patient aboard USS Sanctuary

Dr. Robert Abbe treating a patient aboard USS Sanctuary

Datec. 1970-1971
MediumPhotography; color film
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 2 × 2in. (5.1 × 5.1cm)
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Abbe
DescriptionColor slide of Dr. Robert Abbe treating an unidentified patient on the U.S. Navy hospital ship USS Sanctuary, c. 1970-1971 during the Vietnam War. The man on the gurney is Black and is bandaged around his torso and hands.
Object number2024.35.1
CopyrightIn Copyright
InscribedPrinted in black on back of mount: "SEAL EDGE WITH WARM IRON. / DO NOT TOUCH FILM. / MADE IN U.S.A."
On View
Not on view