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

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Title: Nuns starved by Communists recuperating in Los Angeles hospital after being flown out of China, 1948
Date Created and/or Issued: November 20, 1948
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-2262
Description: 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.
Type: Image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b52_54711
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Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Malnutrition
Communism--China
Nuns--United States
Communism and Christianity--Catholic Church
War
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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