In aid of the Red Cross Society and Order of St. John

In aid of the Red Cross Society and Order of St. John

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Payne, Harry, 1858-1927, artist
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Raphael Tuck & Sons, publisher.
Publication:
London : Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., [between 1914 and 1920?]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Nurses
Red Cross -- history
Military Nursing -- history
World War I
England
British Red Cross Society.
Grand Priory in the British Realm of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem.
Genre(s):
Postcards
Abstract:
Postcard featuring a color illustration of Red Cross nurses helping a wounded soldier in a field. A soldier is lying on the ground with his left arm in a sling and one nurse is wrapping a bandage on his right lower leg and one nurse is giving him some liquid. A tent is behind them and two nurses are inside. Two other nurses are cooking with a pot on the ground and a soldier is bringing some firewood.
Copyright:
Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use.
Extent:
1 postcard : 9 x 14 cm
Provenance:
Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
101623425 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
D04649
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101623425