Doctors at work on the field of battle

Doctors at work on the field of battle

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Publication:
[New York : Harper's Magazine Co., etc.], 1877
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Warfare
Military Medicine
Wounds and Injuries
Genre(s):
Pictorial Work
Abstract:
A scene from a field hospital operation not far from an actual battle during the Russo-Turkish War. Several wounded soldiers are tended to under a tree at night. A lightning bolt illuminates the sky. Several lamps shed light on the operations.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 print : 28 x 41 cm.
Provenance:
Gift; William H. Helfand; 2003; 03-75.
Technique:
wood engraving, black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101455856 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
C05449
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101455856