Gabrielle Petit

Gabrielle Petit

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Photo F. MAT (Publisher), publisher.
Publication:
Forest [Belgium] : Photo F. Mat , [1920?]
Language(s):
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Famous Persons
Nurses
Hospital Volunteers
World War I
Belgium
Petit, Gabrielle, 1893-1916.
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
Black and white portrait of Gabrielle Petit, who was born in Tournai, Belgium and was a spy for British Secret Service during World War I. She volunteered for the Belgian Red Cross after World War I broke out. She was convicted for espionage and executed by German military in 1916.
Copyright:
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Extent:
1 postcard : 14 x 9 cm
Provenance:
Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
Technique:
black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101691276 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
969771821
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101691276