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Nurse Collection (#13)

Background imageNurse Collection: Costumes of the Red Cross: an French nurse, 1915

Costumes of the Red Cross: an French nurse, 1915
Ministering angels and what they are wearing: varieties of the Allied Red Cross headgear. A French nurse, portrayed in 1915. Date: 1915

Background imageNurse Collection: The Hospital Nurse, WW1

The Hospital Nurse, WW1
A nurse from a military hospital during the First World War, one of a series of character sketches exhibited by photographer F. J

Background imageNurse Collection: Miss Mairi Chisholm and Captain W. T. Hall

Miss Mairi Chisholm and Captain W. T. Hall
Mairi Lambert Gooden-Chisholm of Chisholm, better known as Mairi Chisholm (1895-1981), Scottish nurse and ambulance driver during World War I

Background imageNurse Collection: Mairi Chisholm reading in the cellar at Pervyse

Mairi Chisholm reading in the cellar at Pervyse
Mairi Lambert Gooden-Chisholm of Chisholm, better known as Mairi Chisholm (1895-1981), Scottish nurse and ambulance driver during World War I pictured in silhouette, taking a rare

Background imageNurse Collection: Fire prevention training for student nurses

Fire prevention training for student nurses
Fire prevention training for a class of student nurses. A sub-officer of the fire prevention branch demonstrates the operation of a carbon dioxide extinguisher

Background imageNurse Collection: Student nurses practising three handed lift

Student nurses practising three handed lift
Student nurses practising a three handed lift, supervised by a sub-officer of the fire prevention branch

Background imageNurse Collection: Marie Somers in Trafalgar Square, C. 1915

Marie Somers in Trafalgar Square, C. 1915
Belgian nurse Marie Somers (here called Margaret Somers), known as the angel of Antwerp, addressing a recruiting rally in Trafalgar Square, London, c. 1915

Background imageNurse Collection: The Rutland Hospital, WW1

The Rutland Hospital, WW1
Lady Diana Manners (later Cooper), Nurse White, Nurse Manley and Violet, Duchess of Rutland (the mother of Diana) pictured at the military hospital the latter set up at the familys London home during

Background imageNurse Collection: Wingfield House Red Cross Hospital, WW1

Wingfield House Red Cross Hospital, WW1
Wingfield House Red Cross Hospital, the seat of Sir Vincent and Lady Caillard, which had operated as a military hospital since October 1914 commencing with seventeen beds

Background imageNurse Collection: Red Cross nurses on parade in Harwich during World War I

Red Cross nurses on parade in Harwich during World War I Date: 1914

Background imageNurse Collection: Miss Felicity Tree, 1915

Miss Felicity Tree, 1915
Miss Felicity Tree(1895-1978), daughter of Sir Herbert and Lady Beerbohm Tree. At the time of this picture, she was in Paris, qualifying for the post of nurse at a base hospital

Background imageNurse Collection: A Japanese Red Cross nurse, 1915

A Japanese Red Cross nurse, 1915. Date: 1915

Background imageNurse Collection: Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland by Madame Yevonde

Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland by Madame Yevonde
Millicent Fanny Sutherland-Leveson Gower- [n饠 Millicent Fanny St Clair-Erskine], duchess of Sutherland (18671955), society hostess and social reformer

Background imageNurse Collection: Nursing caricatures by Fred May, WW1

Nursing caricatures by Fred May, WW1
Various nursing personalities, caricatured by Fred May during the First World War. All of them at one time or another were on active service, working in hospitals in France. Date: 1918

Background imageNurse Collection: Pears Soap advertisement, Red Cross Nurse, WW1

Pears Soap advertisement, Red Cross Nurse, WW1
Advertisement for Pears soap from the First World War period, part of their Womanhood in Wartime series with this one featuring a Red Cross nurse

Background imageNurse Collection: The Hon. Katherine Norton by Madame Yevonde

The Hon. Katherine Norton by Madame Yevonde
The Hon. Katherine Norton, daughter of John Norton, 5th Baron Grantley, who worked as a nurse during the First World War in France. Her only brother, Richard Norton of Scots Grey was badly wounded

Background imageNurse Collection: Sister Glory Hancock

Sister Glory Hancock
Madelon Battle Hancock (1881 - 1930), known as Glory Hancock was the most decorated woman of the First World War, with twelve medals awarded in total for her work

Background imageNurse Collection: Women in uniform, WW1 by Annie Fish

Women in uniform, WW1 by Annie Fish
Illustration by Annie Fish in The Tatlers Letters of Eve column, demonstrating the kinds of uniform worn by working women during the First World War

Background imageNurse Collection: Elsie Knocker and Mairi Chisholm, WW1 nurses

Elsie Knocker and Mairi Chisholm, WW1 nurses
Mairi Lambert Gooden-Chisholm or Chisholm, better known as Mairi Chisholm (1895-1981), Scottish nurse and ambulance driver during World War I, pictured right with, on the left

Background imageNurse Collection: Countess of Rothes, a nurse at the Coulter Hospital

Countess of Rothes, a nurse at the Coulter Hospital
The Countess of Rothes, formerly Miss Noel Martha Dyer-Edwardes, wife of the 19th Earl who worked at the Coulter Hospital during the First World War

Background imageNurse Collection: Queen Amelie of Portugal in Paris, WW1

Queen Amelie of Portugal in Paris, WW1
A photograph of Queen Amelie of Portugal (left) (1865-1951), in Paris next to Madame Iswolsky the wife of the Russian Ambassador, dressed in a nurses uniform

Background imageNurse Collection: Portrait miniature of a young Red Cross nurse

Portrait miniature of a young Red Cross nurse.. A. Reng

Background imageNurse Collection: Street scene in Rouen 1916 with Cathedral in the background

Street scene in Rouen 1916 with Cathedral in the background
A very busy street scene in Rouen 1916 with the Cathedral in the background. It shows French and British military personnel including a Staff Officer with a Queen Alexandras Royal Army Nursing Corps

Background imageNurse Collection: Bust of Nurse Edith Cavell

Bust of Nurse Edith Cavell. Edward Woodall Oakley, Ra (1866-1938)

Background imageNurse Collection: A WWI nurse relaxing after a days work

A WWI nurse relaxing after a days work
A First World War nurse relaxing after a days work. H. Waters, Born Whitby

Background imageNurse Collection: A nurse watching over a French hero, 1915

A nurse watching over a French hero, 1915. Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret, (1852-1929)

Background imageNurse Collection: Statuette of a WWI nurse

Statuette of a WWI nurse
Statuette of a First World War nurse. English School

Background imageNurse Collection: Portrait of Edith Cavell. WW1

Portrait of Edith Cavell. WW1
Portrait of Edith Cavell - Make Her Cause Of Mercy Your Own. By Eleanor M. Ross. The original drawing was exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 1917

Background imageNurse Collection: Portrait of a young lady - British Red Cross, WW1

Portrait of a young lady - British Red Cross, WW1
Portrait of a young lady in the hat and uniform of the British Red Cross, No. 116, London Division. By John Dudley Forsyth (1874-1926)

Background imageNurse Collection: Head and shoulders portrait of a WW1 nurse

Head and shoulders portrait of a WW1 nurse
Head and shoulders portrait of a First World War nurse, English School. Date: circa 1915

Background imageNurse Collection: 1st Bellevue Scout Troop Hospital

1st Bellevue Scout Troop Hospital
Scene in 1st Bellevue Scout Troop Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

Background imageNurse Collection: Hospital at the NCH Childrens Home London

Hospital at the NCH Childrens Home London
A nurse tends two young patients at the National Childrens Home London branch. Date: Date unknown

Background imageNurse Collection: Miss Yvonne Fitzroy

Miss Yvonne Fitzroy
Yvonne Fitzroy (1891 - 1971), British actress, and daughter of Sir Almeric Fitzroy who had been Clerk of the Privy Council since 1898, pictured in uniform during the First World War

Background imageNurse Collection: Countess of Pembroke as a nurse, WW1

Countess of Pembroke as a nurse, WW1
Beatrice Eleanor Pembroke (n饠 Paget), Countess Pembroke (1883-1973), Wife of 15th Earl of Pembroke; daughter of Lord Alexander Victor Paget

Background imageNurse Collection: Tatler cover - Yvonne Fitzroy, WW1

Tatler cover - Yvonne Fitzroy, WW1
Yvonne FitzRoy (1891-1971), actress and society figure on the front cover of The Tatler magazine in 1917. She was a theatre actress before the First World War

Background imageNurse Collection: Sketch cover, Lady D Abernon as an anaesthetist, WW1

Sketch cover, Lady D Abernon as an anaesthetist, WW1
Front cover of The Sketch magazine featuring a portrait of Helen Venetia Vincent, Viscountess D Abernon (nÚÑáDuncombe) (18661954), British peeress, socialite and diarist

Background imageNurse Collection: Lady Herbert Davis-Goff in nursing uniform, WW1

Lady Herbert Davis-Goff in nursing uniform, WW1
Lady (Herbert) David-Goff of Glenville, Waterford pictured in uniform in 1918, when she was working at the Waterford branch of the Irish War Hospital Supply Depot where all kinds of bandages

Background imageNurse Collection: Duchess of Westminster with her hospital staff, WW1

Duchess of Westminster with her hospital staff, WW1
Constance Edwina Shelagh (n饠 Cornwallis West), Duchess of Westminster (later Mrs James Fitzpatrick Lewes) (died 1970), First wife of 2nd Duke of Westminster

Background imageNurse Collection: La-rola cream advertisement, WW1

La-rola cream advertisement, WW1
Advertisement for La-role scented toilet milk, easily absorbed into the skin, very economcal and ideal for use by nurses or munition workers, particularly for hands worn by war work. Date: 1918

Background imageNurse Collection: Lady Diana Manners as a nurse, WW1

Lady Diana Manners as a nurse, WW1
Lady Diana Manners (1891-1981), British society beauty, actress and wife of Duff Cooper. Later became Lady Duff Cooper, Viscountess Norwich

Background imageNurse Collection: Balachowa and Mordkin leaving for the front

Balachowa and Mordkin leaving for the front
The famous Russian dancers, Mme. Alexandra Balachowa, who is to be a Red Cross nurse, and M. Michael Mordkin, who is a reservist, leaving Charing Cross for the front

Background imageNurse Collection: Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland as a nurse during WWI

Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland as a nurse during WWI
Millicent Fanny Sutherland-Leveson Gower- [n饠 Millicent Fanny St Clair-Erskine], Duchess of Sutherland (18671955), society hostess and social reformer

Background imageNurse Collection: Hospital nurses boarding a train to Portsmouth during WWI

Hospital nurses boarding a train to Portsmouth during WWI
Women volunteered in their thousands to become nurses during the first few months of World War I. Here a detachment of nurses board a train from London Waterloo to Portsmouth to work with the British

Background imageNurse Collection: Officers & Nurses of the Northern Star & Southern Cross Hosp

Officers & Nurses of the Northern Star & Southern Cross Hosp
Officers and nursing staff of the Northern Star and Southern Cross Hospital. From left to right are, back row, Miss Lindsay, Miss Reigh, Miss Talbot, Miss Ethel McCaul

Background imageNurse Collection: Duchess of Westminster & nursing staff, WW1

Duchess of Westminster & nursing staff, WW1
Constance Edwina (n饠 Cornwallis West), Duchess of Westminster (later Mrs James Fitzpatrick Lewes) (died 1970), First wife of 2nd Duke of Westminster

Background imageNurse Collection: Lady Dorothie Feilding

Lady Dorothie Feilding
Lady Dorothie Mary Evelyn Feilding-Moore (aka " Dot" Feilding), better known as Dorothie Feilding, MM, CdeG, OLII, (6 October 1889 24 October 1935), daughter of Lord and Lady Denbigh

Background imageNurse Collection: Glory Hancock, WW1

Glory Hancock, WW1
Madelon Battle Hancock (1881 - 1930), known as Glory Hancock was the most decorated woman of the First World War, with twelve medals awarded in total for her work

Background imageNurse Collection: Lady Stradbroke posed with bombs dropped on Henham Hall, WW1

Lady Stradbroke posed with bombs dropped on Henham Hall, WW1
Lady Stradbroke, formerly Helena Fraser and wife of George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke, pictured in nurses uniform at the family home of Henham Hall in Suffolk contemplating the bombs dropped by



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