Butterworth & Sons

Butterworth & Sons

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Publication:
[Seattle?] : [publisher not identified], [1920]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Ambulances
Transportation of Patients
Butterworth & Sons (Firm)
Genre(s):
Postcard
Advertisement
Abstract:
Black and white postcard of a private ambulance converted from a Cadillac. The black ambulance is shown from the side, with the back door open. A wheeled stretcher with white sheets and a pillow is outside the ambulance. A nurse in a white uniform is standing behind the stretcher. Her right hand is holding the ambulance door. Two men, both wearing dark suits, are at either end of the stretcher. Text on postcard "Butterworth and Sons have eliminated all appearances of an ambulance in this beautiful Cadillac Eight limousine coach."
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 postcard : 9 x 14 cm
Provenance:
Purchase ; Michael Zwerdling ; 2004 ; 04-22.
Technique:
black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101611025 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
D05995
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101611025