A Japanese water-colour showing the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905

A Japanese water-colour showing the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Clothing
Emergency Medical Services
First Aid
Transportation of Patients
Military Medicine
Russian-Japanese War
Red Cross.
World Health Organization.
Abstract:
A panoramic scene showing uniformed Red Cross workers removing wounded from the battlefield and treating them at makeshift first aid camps. Verso: WHO/9760. General-Red Cross. Port Arthur 1905. To mark the 100th anniversary of the Red Cross, World Health the magazine of the World Health Organization, publishes a Red Cross Centenary Album. During the wars and internal disturbances which broke out between 1864 and 1914 the Red Cross came to aid the victims, and under its emblem volunteers, doctors, nurses, helpers and donors tried to alleviate suffering, protect the weak, and nurse the sick and the wounded. A japanese water - colour showing the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905.
Copyright:
This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
Copyright Information:
World Health Organization; World Health Organization website
Extent:
1 photographic print.
NLM Unique ID:
101437318 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A014018
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437318