[Wounded soldiers getting off the ship]

[Wounded soldiers getting off the ship]

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Alternate Title(s):
In aid of the Red Cross Society and the Order of St. John
Author(s):
Payne, Harry, 1858-1927 artist
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
British Red Cross Society.
Grand Priory in the British Realm of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem.
Raphael Tuck & Sons, issuing body.
Publication:
London : Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1916
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Nurses
Military Nursing
Military Personnel
Red Cross
Ships
World War I
England
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
Color postcard featuring sailors assisting wounded soldiers to get off the ship. Two sailors in white uniforms are carrying a soldier down the ramp. At the bottom of the ramp two sailors with a strecher are waiting. Next to them are a soldier with a Red Cross armband and a nurse in a red dress and white apron. There are more soldiers on the ship, waiting to exit. On the top left side of the postcard is a large Red Cross emblem inscribed "In aid of the Red Cross Society and the Order of St. John".
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:
color
NLM Unique ID:
101666729 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
D04648
OCLC no.:
919860651
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101666729