The first parachute nurses

The first parachute nurses

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Clothing
Nurses
USSR
World Health Organization.
Abstract:
Three women wearing aviation uniforms and parachutes; an airplane is in the background. Verso: WHO/9791-9792. General - Red Cross. National Societies the world over. To mark the 100th anniversary of the Red Cross, World Health, the magazine of the World Health Organization, publsihes a Red Cross Centenary Album. Our photos illustrate the great variety of activities pursued by the National Societies the world over. USSR: Founded 1867-40,342,000 members - Assitance to war wounded, orphan, families of missing persons - Inspectors of public health - Health classes in isolated villages in Armaenia - Campaign to encourage the inhabitants of Siberia to plant flowers- First aid posts in large railway stations. WHO/9792: there is both Red Cross and Red Cresent. WHO/9791: the first parachute nurses.
Copyright:
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Copyright Holder:
Red Cross; Source: Record; Research date: 20151215 and World Health Organization; World Health Organization website
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101437320 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A014019
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437320