Photographs showing medical activities during the Spanish-American War; some are bound as "Medical Department Activities in Puerto Rico."  A number of these may have been taken by Army Medical Museum staff.

Loose photographs:

Photo#  Photo Title

• 5.   Showing method of carrying wounded in blanket carrier.
• 6.   Arrangement of blanket carrier in cases of injury to lower extremities.
• 7.   Showing use of blanket carrier in injury to lower extremity.
• 8.   Wounded soldier being taken to the rear, during action at Santa Mesa, P.I.
• 9.   Carrying wounded to field hospital, during action at Santa Mesa, P.I.
• 10.  20th U.S. Infantry bringing in wounded on extemporized litter, after battle of Pasig, P.I.
• 11.  Chinese litter bearers, employed by Medical Department during expedition against Malolos, P.I.
• 12.  First detachment of litter bearers organized in the U. S. Army.
• 17.  Hospital Corps drill in use of litter improvised from rifles and blankets.
• 18.  Regulation travois for transportation of wounded.
• 19.  Improvised travois for transportation of wounded.
• 20.  Chinese litter bearers, transporting pack saddles and two horse litter during expedition against Malolos, P.I.
• 21.  Removing dead and wounded, by means of Horse-litters, after battle of Pasig, P.I.
• 22.  Soldiers bringing dead and wounded to the rear in light carts, after the battle of Pasig, P.I.
• 23.  Removing wounded on cart drawn by carabao or water buffalo, at Malolos, P.I.
• 24.  Ambulance, light pony cart and wagon train, near Novaliches, P.I.
• 25.  Unloading patients from army ambulance drawn in rear of ox cart.  Invasion of Puerto Rico.
• 26.  Army ambulances drawn by oxen.  Invasion of Puerto Rico.
• 27.  Ambulance train converging sick from Ponce to sea shore.  Invasion of Puerto Rico.
• 28.  Unloading patients from ambulances at school house, converted into a hospital.  Invasion of Puerto Rico.
• 29.  Loading patients into ambulances for transfer to USA.  Hospital ship Relief.  Invasion of Puerto Rico.
• 30.  Loading patients into ambulance for transfer to USA.  Hospital shipRelief.  Invasion of Puerto Rico.
• 31.  Loading patients into ambulance for transfer to USA.  Hospital ship Relief.  Invasion of Puerto Rico.
• 32.  Placing severely wounded soldier in ambulance, during action at Santa Mesa, P.I.
• 33.  Placing wounded soldier in ambulance, during action at Santa Mesa, P.I.
• 34.  Hospital Corp drill in method of loading ambulance.
• 35.  U.S. Army hospital ship Relief.
• 36.  U.S. Army hospital ship Missouri.
• 37.  Sick on wharf at Ponce, awaiting transfer to USA hospital ship Relief.  Invasion of Puerto Rico.
• 38.  Loading patients on boat at Arroya, for transfer to U.S.  Hospital ship Relief.  Invasion of Puerto Rico.
• 39.  Loading patients on boat at Arroya, for transfer to USA.  Hospital ship Relief.  Invasion of Puerto Rico.
• 40.  Boat load of wounded coming off to USA hospital ship Relief from hospital at Siboney.  Siege of Santiago, Cuba.
• 41.  Taking wounded on board USA hospital ship Relief from hospital at Siboney.  Seige of Santiago, Cuba.
• 42.  Taking wounded on board USA hospital ship Relief from hospital at Siboney.  Seige of Santiago, Cuba.
• 43.  Taking wounded on board USA hospital ship Relief from hospital at Siboney.  Seige of Santiago, Cuba.
• 44.  Hoisting convalescent soldier on board homeward-bound transport, Manila, P.I.
• 49.  Interior of cathedral, converted into U.S. Army Hospital.
• 50.  Theatre temporarily converted into a hospital, at Mayaguez.  Invasion of Puerto Rico.
• 51.  Convent temporarily converted into USA hospital at Santa Cruz, P.I.
• 52.  School converted into U.S. Army hospital at Dagupan, P.I.
• 53.  Building used as a military hospital at Arroya.  Invasion of Puerto Rico.
• 54.  Scene in front of field hospital during action, at Santa Mesa, P.I.
• 55.  Field hospital headquarters at Arroya.  Invasion of Puerto Rico.
• 56.  Hospital of 35th U.S. Volunteer Infantry at Balinag, P.I.
• 57.  Hospital of 17th U.S. Infantry at Bautista, P.I.
• 58.  Part of Santa Mesa Hospital, Manila, P.I.
• 59.  Spanish military hospital at Ponce, used by the U.S. Medical Department during the invasion of Puerto Rico.
• 60.  Spanish hospital at Santiago, Cuba, used by U.S. Medical Department after capture of the city.
• 61.  1st Reserve Hospital at Manila, P.I. near Pasig River.
• 62.  Hospital for convalescents at Manila, P.I.
• 63.  View in grounds of 2nd Reserve Hospital, Manila, P.I.
• 64.  Veranda and entrance to 2nd Reserve Hospital, Manila, P.I.
• 65.  Transferring hospital store ashore at Ponce, Puerto Rico from USA hospital ship Relief.
• 66.  Chief means of transporting medical supplies.  Invasion of Puerto Rico.
• 67.  Chief means of transporting medical supplies in the Philippine Islands.
• 68.  Veranda of hospital for convalescents, Manila, P.I.
• 70.  Group of U.S. Army female nurses on duty at 1st Reserve Hospital, Manila, P.I.
• 72.  Group of catholic nursing sisters on duty in hospital of U.S. Army Camp, near Lexington, KY, during war with Spain.
• 73.  Corridor of Spanish military hospital, Ponce, P.I., used as a ward.
• 74.  Ward in 2nd Reserve Hospital, Manila, P.I.
• 75.  Veranda used as a ward, 2nd Reserve Hospital, Manila, P.I.
• 76.  Ward for sick and wounded Filipino prisoners, 2nd Reserve Hospital, Manila, P.I.
• 77.  Ward No. 4, U.S. Army hospital ship Relief.
• 79.  Mess room, Santa Mesa Hospital, Manila, P.I.
• 80.  Kitchen and kitchen attendants of hospital for convalescents, Manila, P.I.
• 81.  Medical officer attending wounded soldier, during advance on Novaliches, P.I.
• 82.  Applying first aid dressing to a wounded hand.  Filipino insurrection.
• 83.  Hospital Corp men dressing a wounded man under fire during advance on Novaliches, P.I.
• 84.  First aid by the Hospital Corps, during action at Pasig, P.I.
• 85.  Medical officer attending a wounded Cuban in field hospital at Siboney, Cuba, during advance on Santiago.
• 86.  Hospital Corp men working over soldier overcome by heat during advance on  Novaliches, P.I.
• 87.  Operating room on USA hospital ship Relief.
• 88.  Surgical operation on board USA hospital ship Relief.
• 89.  Taking x-ray photograph, on board USA hospital ship Relief.
• 90.  Interior of operating room, Spanish military hospital, Santiago, Cuba, used by the USA Medical Department.
• 91.  Some of the insurgent dead at Santa Ana, P.I., after charge of U.S. troops.
• 92.  Insurgent dead lying as they fell, in trenches at Santa Ana, P.I.
• 93.  Insurgent dead lying as they fell, in trenches at Bagbag, P.I.
• 94.  Severely wounded insurgent at San Pedro, Macati.  Taken just before being cared for by Hospital Corp men.
• 95.  Medical officer dressing insurgent wounded.  Filipino prisoners section, 2nd Reserve Hospital, Manila, P.I.
• 96.  Burying Filipino dead after battle of Caloocan, P.I.

Bound volume (MM 8819)

• 1.   Light house on island, entrance to Ponce Harbor, Puerto Rico.
• 2.   Playa de Ponce, from harbor.
• 3.   Entrance to Ponce Harbor, tugs pulling transport off shoal.
• 4.   U.S. transport in Ponce Harbor.
• 5.   Monitor Puritan in Ponce Harbor.
• 6.   U.S. transport Hudson in Ponce Harbor.
• 7.   Launch of Relief in Ponce Harbor.
• 8.   Monitor Puritan in Ponce Harbor.
• 9.   Vessels captured from Spanish at beginning of the war, Ponce Harbor.
• 10.  Playa de Ponce from Harbor, captured Spanish vessel in foreground.
• 11.  Landing wharf, Playa de Ponce, loading relief boat with sick.
• 12.  One of Relief's boats going into landing wharf for load of sick.
• 13.  Unloading medical stores, bedding from U.S. hospital ship Relief, Ponce.
• 14.  Load of medical supplies ready to start for the front, Playa de Ponce.
• 15.  Old building on water front at Playa de Ponce.
• 16.  Street scene, Playa de Ponce.
• 17.  Exterior of ruins of Old Spanish Fort at Playa de Ponce.
• 18.  Interior of ruins of Old Spanish Fort at Playa de Ponce.
• 19.  Road leading from Playa de Ponce to Ponce (3 miles).
• 20.  Headquarters of General Miles at Ponce.
• 21.  Group of natives at Ponce.
• 22.  Soldiers filling canteens at fountain in front of General Miles headquarters, Playa de Ponce.
• 23.  Supply train passing through Ponce.
• 24.  U.S. troops passing through Ponce.
• 25.  Spanish military hospital at Ponce.
• 26.  Entrance to Spanish military hospital, Ponce.
• 27.  Outside corridor, Spanish military hospital, Ponce (typhoid cases).
• 28.  Ward in Spanish military hospital, Ponce (typhoid cases).
• 29.  Convalescent ward, military hospital, Ponce.
• 30.  Ward in Spanish military hospital, Ponce, (typhoid cases).
• 31.  Inner court, Spanish military hospital, Ponce.
• 32.  Removing sick from Spanish military hospital, Ponce.
• 33.  Rear of Spanish military hospital, Ponce.
• 34.  Ambulance train on road from Spanish military hospital, Ponce, wharf at Playa de Ponce.
• 35.  Loading ambulance with typhoid cases from Spanish military hospital, Ponce.
• 36.  Loading ambulance with typhoid cases from Spanish military hospital, Ponce.
• 37.  Loading ambulances with typhoid cases from Spanish military hospital, Ponce.
• 38.  Loading ambulance with typhoid cases from Spanish military hospital, Ponce.
• 39.  Loading ambulance with typhoid cases from Spanish military hospital, Ponce.
• 40.  Loading ambulance with typhoid cases from Spanish military hospital, Ponce.
• 41.  Patients from Spanish military hospital being put on boats for transfer to H.S. Relief wharf at Playa de Ponce.
• 42.  Patients from Spanish military hospital being put on boats for transfer to H.S. Relief wharf at Playa de Ponce.
• 43.  View east from roof of Spanish military hospital, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 44.  View south from roof of Spanish military hospital, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 45.  View south from roof of Spanish military hospital, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 46.  View southeast from roof of Spanish military hospital, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 47.  View northeast from roof of Spanish military hospital, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 48.  View north from Spanish military hospital, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 49.  Group of convalescents on H.S. Relief.
• 50.  Burial of dead at sea from H.S. Relief.
• 51.  Fire department, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 52.  Theatre at Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 53.  Church at Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 54.  Church at Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 55.  Interior of church at Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 56.  Memorial monument in church, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 57.  Market at Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 58.  Market day, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 59.  Sidewalk merchants in front of market, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 60.  The Milkman.  Street scene in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 61.  Street scene in Ponce, Puerto Rico, looking across plaza (milkman in foreground).
• 62.  Street scene in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 63.  View of Spanish military barracks, Ponce, Puerto Rico (across parade ground).
• 64.  Front of Spanish military barracks, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 65.  Front of Spanish military barracks, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 66.  Courtyard of Spanish military barracks, Ponce, Puerto Rico, showing powder magazine.
• 67.  Street scene in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 68.  Street scene in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 69.  Street scene in Ponce, Puerto Rico, (The Coconut Peddler).
• 70.  Street scene in Ponce, Puerto Rico (the milkman).
• 71.  Street scene in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 72.  Street scene in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 73.  Street scene in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 74.  Street scene in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 75.  Street scene in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 76.  Street scene in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 77.  Street scene in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 78.  Street scene in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 79.  Street scene in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 80.  Street scene in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 81.  Street scene in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 82.  Street scene in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 83.  Street scene in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 84.  Street scene in Ponce, Puerto Rico (the milkman).
• 85.  Ford across river on outskirts of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 86.  Ford across river on outskirts of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 87.  Ford across river on outskirts of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 88.  Wash day, Puerto Rican ladies bathing.
• 89.  View of suburbs of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 90.  Sugar plantations, suburbs of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 91.  Herd of cattle, suburbs of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 92.  Small river ten miles beyond Ponce, on road to San Juan, natives washing.
• 93.  U.S. Infantry camp on outskirts of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 94.  Camp of ambulance corp, outskirts of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 95.  Artillery camp, near Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 96.  Picket line hospital.  Artillery camp near Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 97.  Camp of 19th U.S. Infantry, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 98.  Field hospital, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 99.  Picket line; artillery camp, near Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 100. Portion of 7th Artillery coming into camp.
• 101. Headquarters U.S.V.ENGS., Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 102. Headquarters 1st U.S.V.ENGS., Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 103. Main guard-field hospital, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 104. Apothecary shop-field hospital, near Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 105. Camp of 19th Infantry near Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 106. Camp of 19th Infantry near Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 107. Officer=s row-field hospital, near Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 108. Field hospital, Guayama, Puerto Rico.