Boer War: nurses for the front

Boer War: nurses for the front

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Picture Postcard Co., publisher.
Publication:
London : Picture Postcard Co., Ltd., [between 1880 and 1902?]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Military Nursing -- history
Nurses
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
South Africa
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
Postcard featuring a black and white photograph of four nurses. Two of them are sitting in chairs, and two of them are standing up. One who is standing has her hand on the back of a chair. The other standing nurse has her hands behind her back. All of the nurses are wearing long dresses, which are slightly different from one another. One of the sitting nurses is wearing a black dress and black gloves, and she is holding something in her lap.
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:
101626350 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
D05434
OCLC no.:
871619370
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101626350