Charitas

Charitas

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Publication:
Roma : [Publisher not identified], [between 1914 and 1920?]
Language(s):
Latin
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Nurses
Red Cross
Military Nursing -- history
Christianity
World War I
Italy
Genre(s):
Postcards
Abstract:
Postcard featuring a black and white illustration of a nurse supporting a wounded soldier. The nurse is dressed in white, with a cross on her headcloth and armband. She is looking upward and is holding the soldier by his sides. The soldier has his right arm in a sling and is holding onto a cross monument with his left hand. He is resting his head against the nurse. On the ground is an open box of nursing supplies. Signed by F. Ballester.
Copyright:
Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use.
Extent:
1 postcard : 14 x 9 cm
Provenance:
Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
Technique:
black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101626167 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
D05333
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101626167