V.A.D. are urgently needed

V.A.D. are urgently needed

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Dennys, Joyce, 1893-1991 artist
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Beacon Press (England), publisher.
Publication:
England : Beacon Press, [not after 2004]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Nursing Services
Nurses
Volunteers
World War I
United Kingdom
Voluntary Aid Detachment (Great Britain)
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
Advertising postcard featuring a reproduction of a World War I poster for the Voluntary Aid Detachment (V.A.D.). The poster was printed as a recruitment tool. The image is a color illustration of three women in nursing uniforms standing in front of a red cross symbol. Names of countries are listed to the left and right of the nurses at the top of the postcard.
Copyright:
Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use.
Extent:
1 postcard : 15 x 11 cm
Provenance:
Purchase ; Michael Zwerdling ; 2004 ; 04-22.
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
101612353 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
D06739
OCLC no.:
876335789
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101612353