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Nurse Collection (#17)

Background imageNurse Collection: George V and Queen Mary visiting a hospital

George V and Queen Mary visiting a hospital
King George V and Queen Mary with others, visiting a hospital during the First World War. Nurses stand in line on the left. circa 1916-1918

Background imageNurse Collection: Queen Mary visiting a Red Cross hospital at Netley

Queen Mary visiting a Red Cross hospital at Netley
Queen Mary visiting the Royal Victoria Military Hospital at Netley, near Southampton, expanded and used by the Red Cross during the First World War. With her were King George V and Princess Mary

Background imageNurse Collection: The infant Princess Elizabeth with her nurse

The infant Princess Elizabeth with her nurse
" Nannie" to the little Princess Elizabeth was one Mrs Knight. They are photographed around the time of the birth of Princess Margaret Rose. 1930

Background imageNurse Collection: WWI nurse and patient by George Ranstead

WWI nurse and patient by George Ranstead
Drawing depicting a World War I nurse appearing to be lectured by a patient wearing a suit and slippers, although maybe hes just enthusiastically conveying his appreciation

Background imageNurse Collection: Mary Churchill supporting Russian flag day, 1944

Mary Churchill supporting Russian flag day, 1944
Miss Mary Churchill, the youngest daughter of Winston Churchill, supporting her mothers Russian flag day, and bought her emblem from Nurse Glover of University College London Hospital. 1944

Background imageNurse Collection: Women War Work - WWI

Women War Work - WWI
A nurse cares for a wounded soldier - WWI. A card series examining the role women played during the war. Doing their Date: circa 1916

Background imageNurse Collection: Baby Incubators - Crystal Palace

Baby Incubators - Crystal Palace - Child Life Section Date: circa 1908

Background imageNurse Collection: Nurse / New Baby 1930S

Nurse / New Baby 1930S
A nurse writes down the details of a new born baby Date: 1930s

Background imageNurse Collection: French Nurses 1930S

French Nurses 1930S
A matron and a nurse attending to bedridden patients in one of the wards of the Marie Curie Hospital, Paris, France. Date: early 1930s

Background imageNurse Collection: Hospital Meals

Hospital Meals
The Senior Nurse gets the plates ready whilst the junior nurses begin to dish up a meal from metal tureens at Queen Marys Hospital, Sidcup, Kent, England. Date: 1960s

Background imageNurse Collection: District Nurse / 1893

District Nurse / 1893
The district nurse Date: 1893

Background imageNurse Collection: Premature Presents

Premature Presents
Presents prematurely discovered by small boy, to his nurses dismay Date: circa 1890

Background imageNurse Collection: Wet-Nurse with Straw

Wet-Nurse with Straw
Hygiene in the nursery : a French child imbibes its wet-nurses milk through a straw... Date: 1907

Background imageNurse Collection: Hospital Ward / 1888

Hospital Ward / 1888
A nurse carries a cup of tea to a patient in the one of the wards in London Hospital, Whitechapel Date: 1888

Background imageNurse Collection: Ww1 / Nurse and Soldier

Ww1 / Nurse and Soldier
A French soldier clasps and kisses a Tricoleur held by a nurse. Date: 1918

Background imageNurse Collection: A Ministering Angel

A Ministering Angel
Ein Engel auf Erden. (an angel on Earth) - A Red Cross nurse measures a dose of medicine for her patient. Date: 1877

Background imageNurse Collection: Hospital shelters at South Wharf, Rotherhithe, London

Hospital shelters at South Wharf, Rotherhithe, London
View of hospital shelters at South Wharf, Trinity Street, Rotherhithe, south east London, where smallpox patients waited before being transported down the Thames to hospital ships moored at Long

Background imageNurse Collection: Nurses inside the river ambulance Geneva Cross

Nurses inside the river ambulance Geneva Cross
Scene inside the river ambulance Geneva Cross. Along with two other river ambulances it was operated by the Metropolitan Asylums Board to transport smallpox patients from London down the Thames to

Background imageNurse Collection: Ward at Carshalton Childrens Infirmary, Surrey

Ward at Carshalton Childrens Infirmary, Surrey
Interior view of ward D8 at Carshalton Childrens Infirmary, Surrey. The hospital was opened in 1908 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board and became a general hospital for up to 1000 children

Background imageNurse Collection: River ambulances Albert Victor, Geneva Cross, Maltese Cross

River ambulances Albert Victor, Geneva Cross, Maltese Cross
View of the river ambulances Albert Victor, Geneva Cross and Maltese Cross. They were operated by the Metropolitan Asylums Board to transport smallpox patients from London down the Thames to

Background imageNurse Collection: Childrens Choir, National Childrens Home, Chipping Norton

Childrens Choir, National Childrens Home, Chipping Norton
The so-called Cripples Choir at the National Childrens Home, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, opened in 1903 for what were described as delicate and affected children

Background imageNurse Collection: Cover page of pamphlet, A Night in a Workhouse

Cover page of pamphlet, A Night in a Workhouse
The cover page of A Night in a Workhouse -- an undercover expose of conditions in the casual ward of the Lambeth workhouse in London

Background imageNurse Collection: World War One nurses by George Ranstead

World War One nurses by George Ranstead
A simple and stylised illustration on a postcard by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps

Background imageNurse Collection: Its Triplets by George Ranstead

Its Triplets by George Ranstead
Humorous pen and ink drawing on a postcard showing a nurse or midwife presenting an astonished husband (and now, new father) with not one, not two but three newborn babies. Both are speechless!

Background imageNurse Collection: Welcome to Durban

Welcome to Durban
Cover of a Welcome to Durban - Khaki and Blue we welcome you leaflet compiled and published by the Durban Publicity Association for British service men

Background imageNurse Collection: Sewing class, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk

Sewing class, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys take part in a sewing class at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Background imageNurse Collection: Front entrance, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk

Front entrance, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
A woman in nurses uniform at the front entrance of the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Background imageNurse Collection: Infirmary ward, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk

Infirmary ward, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Infirmary ward at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Background imageNurse Collection: Junior recreation room, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk

Junior recreation room, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Junior recreation room at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Background imageNurse Collection: Tailoring class, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk

Tailoring class, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys taking part in a tailoring class at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Background imageNurse Collection: Consumption cases, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk

Consumption cases, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Consumption (tuberculosis) cases lying out on a balcony at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Background imageNurse Collection: Infirmary airing ground, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk

Infirmary airing ground, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
The infirmary airing ground at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Background imageNurse Collection: Kitchens, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk

Kitchens, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
A 100-pound Christmas pudding on display in the kitchens at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Background imageNurse Collection: Emergency pump, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk

Emergency pump, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Inmates work the emergency water pump at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Background imageNurse Collection: Elderly women inmates over 90, Holborn Union Workhouse

Elderly women inmates over 90, Holborn Union Workhouse
A group of five elderly female inmates, all aged over 90, enjoy a cup of tea at what is thought to be the Holborn Union workhouse at Merton Lane, Mitcham, Surrey

Background imageNurse Collection: Childrens Ward, Wandsworth & Clapham Union Infirmary

Childrens Ward, Wandsworth & Clapham Union Infirmary
A childrens ward in the Wandsworth & Clapham Union infirmary, St Johns Hill, south west London. The children sleep in metal-framed cots

Background imageNurse Collection: Agnes Jones, workhouse nursing pioneer

Agnes Jones, workhouse nursing pioneer
Agnes Elizabeth Jones (1832-1868) was trained at Florence Nightingales nursing school at St Thomas Hospital in London. In 1865 she was appointed to superintend an experimental nursing scheme at

Background imageNurse Collection: Pierrots at Langho Colony, Ribblesdale, Lancashire

Pierrots at Langho Colony, Ribblesdale, Lancashire
The Blackwites pierrot troupe at the Langho Colony in 1925. The colony, at Langho in Ribblesdale, Lancashire, was set up in 1906 by the Chorlton

Background imageNurse Collection: Nell Lane Military Hospital, Manchester

Nell Lane Military Hospital, Manchester
A group of uniformed military personnel and nurses pose in front of the Nell Lane Military Hospital, Withington, Manchester

Background imageNurse Collection: Southampton Incorporation Infirmary, Shirley Warren

Southampton Incorporation Infirmary, Shirley Warren
The Southampton Incorporation Infirmary. Nurses are sitting in front of the nurses home (right). The Incorporation (Southamptons poor relief authority)

Background imageNurse Collection: Union Workhouse, Tonbridge, Kent, Womens Ward

Union Workhouse, Tonbridge, Kent, Womens Ward
Interior of a womens ward in the Tonbridge Union workhouse, Kent. The three inmates are wearing the typical uniform of long skirt, blouse, shawl, and bonnet

Background imageNurse Collection: Kensington & Chelsea District School, infirmary

Kensington & Chelsea District School, infirmary
In 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)

Background imageNurse Collection: Nurse and patient at the Medical Centre, Hendon

Nurse and patient at the Medical Centre, Hendon
Scene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, with a nurse taking a patients temperature with a thermometer

Background imageNurse Collection: Nurse at the Medical Centre, Hendon

Nurse at the Medical Centre, Hendon
Scene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, with a nurse selecting medicines from a cupboard, while referring to a checklist on a clipboard

Background imageNurse Collection: Nurse and matron at the Medical Centre, Hendon

Nurse and matron at the Medical Centre, Hendon
Scene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, showing a matron sitting at her desk while a nurse stands respectfully behind her

Background imageNurse Collection: Nurse, doctor and patient at the Medical Centre, Hendon

Nurse, doctor and patient at the Medical Centre, Hendon
Scene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, with a nurse (probably matron) and a doctor attending to a patient

Background imageNurse Collection: Nurses and patient at the Medical Centre, Hendon

Nurses and patient at the Medical Centre, Hendon
Scene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, with two nurses attending to a patient

Background imageNurse Collection: Nurse with equipment at the Medical Centre, Hendon

Nurse with equipment at the Medical Centre, Hendon
Scene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, with a nurse wheeling an oxygen cylinder



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