Nuns starved by Communists recuperating in Los Angeles hospital after being flown out of China, 1948

Item Overview

Title
Nuns starved by Communists recuperating in Los Angeles hospital after being flown out of China, 1948
Date Created
November 20, 1948
Publisher
Los Angeles Times
Language
No linguistic content
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Notes
Caption
ORDEAL OVER -- From left, Sister Mary of the Good Shepherd, Sister Mary Magdalen and Sister St. Agnes, recuperating in hospital after being flown out of China. Systematically starved by Communists, the sisters are suffering from malnutrition.

Physical Description

Extent
1 photograph
Dimensions
10 x 12.5 cm.
Medium
b&w negative

Keywords

Genre
news photographs
Subjects
Communism and Christianity--Catholic Church
Malnutrition
Nuns--United States
War
Communism--China
Location
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type
still image

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local identifier
uclalat_1429_b52_54711
ARK
ark:/21198/zz0002s0zz
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Rights Holder
The Regents of the University of California
Rights Country
US
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