[Elisabeth, Queen of the Belgians]

[Elisabeth, Queen of the Belgians]

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Edition depose, publisher.
Publication:
[Belgium?] : Edition depose, [between 1914 and 1918]
Language(s):
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Nurses
Famous Persons
World War I
Red Cross
Belgium
Elisabeth, Queen, consort of Albert I, King of the Belgians, 1876-1965.
Croix-Rouge de Belgique
Genre(s):
Portrait
Postcard
Abstract:
Black and white photograph of Queen Elisabeth wearing a nurse's uniform and standing next to a desk. She is wearing a Red Cross armband on her left arm. When war broke out in 1914, Queen Elisabeth worked with the nurses on the front and she sponsored a nursing unit.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 postcard : 14 x 9 cm
Provenance:
Purchase ; Michael Zwerdling ; 2004 ; 04-22.
Technique:
black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101611287 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
D05080
OCLC no.:
1456538952
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101611287