Port Arthur: tent near foundation stone

Port Arthur: tent near foundation stone

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Pictorial Post Card Co., issuing body.
Publication:
London : [Pictorial Post Card Co.?], [1904?]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Nurses
Mobile Health Units
Red Cross
Russian-Japanese War
China
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
Postcard featuring a hand-colored black and white photograph of a Red Cross tent in Port Arthur, China during the Russo-Japanese War. Japan attacked Russian naval vessels there on February 8, 1904. In the image, a group of people stand in front of a large white tent flying many flags. The group consists of nurses, men in uniform, and other staff. The nurses wear long white uniforms and white caps. Other buildings are seen in the background, including a stone fortress.
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:
color
NLM Unique ID:
101721911 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
1047615381
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101721911