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WW1 silhouettes, wounded soldiers and medical careSilhouettes of wounded soldiers and medical care during the First World War. From the top: stretcher bearers, a field ambulance, the casualty clearing station, a train taking men off to the base
Girl playing NurseA young girl in her nurses outfit, tends to her teddys injuries with copious bandaging, whilst a pet cat watches on. She seems to be getting her medical knowledge from the First Aid manual in her
Catford EvacueesA group of excited evacuee schoolchildren wait with their nurses on the platform of Catford train station in south east London. (Note the barrage balloon behind them)
Whipps Cross Infirmary, Leytonstone, East London -- front entrance. Date: circa 1910
St Bartholomews Hospital courtyard, London, with patients resting in the open air. Date: circa 1910s
Mrs Congreve, wife of a VC and mother of a VCMrs Congreve, wife of General Sir Walter Norris Congreve, VC and mother of Major Congreve. The latter was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions at at Longueval, France
Nurses Watch SurgeryNurses watch a surgical demonstration from a balcony
British Nurses Retreat with the Serbian ArmyThe Serbs Retreat Before The Austrian Attack: British nurses retreat with the Serbian army Date: 1915
Albert Ward, St Marys Hospital, Paddington, West LondonScene in Albert Ward, St Marys Hospital, Paddington, West London, with doctors, nurses and patients. circa 1905
The Duchess of Portland photographed for the front cover of The Tatler looking very serene and practical in a nurses uniform
Patons knitting wools advertisement, WW1 comfortsAdvertisement for Patons Alloa knitting wools during the First World War featuring a Red Cross nurse busy knitting and the words, Every Woman Can Help. Date: c.1915
Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital, Highgate, LondonThe Highgate Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital, designed by Samuel Daukes, opened in 1850. In around 1896, after a new smallpox hospital opened at South Mimms
Airing Court at Fountain Mental Hospital, Tooting, SurreyChildren and nurses enjoy playing with toys in an airing court at the Fountain Hospital at Tooting in Surrey (now South London)
Ward at Kings CollegeWigram ward of Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, S.E. London
Angelic NursePortrait photograph of a rather angelic nurse with a serene face
Operating Table 1930SA group of student nurses in theatre, observing a surgeon performing an operation
Advertisement for Bovril - nurses must use Bovril in place of beef tea as it is infinitely more nourishing. Date: late 19th century
Le Treport, France - WW1 - Ambulance drivers, nurses, staffWW1 - A group of VAD (The Voluntary Aid Detachment) Ambulance drivers and mechanics with a British Red Cross St Johns Ambulance at Lady Murray hospital, Le Treport on the Channel Coast in France
Mrs A. E. Grant (Bettine Stuart-Wortley) as a nurse, WW1Mrs A. E. Grant, the former Bettine Stuart-Wortley, pictured around the time of her marriage in nursing uniform as she was doing war work at a hospital in Cavendish Square, London
The Queens Ward, Middlesex Hospital, London. Date: circa 1905
WWI - Wounded soldier in the arms of his nurseWWI - Wounded soldier (who has lost his arm) in the arms of his nurse - Comrades in Arms. Date: circa 1917
Union Workhouse, Thame, OxfordshireA view of the Thame Union workhouse from one of its internal yards with the workhouse chapel in the background. Posed for the photographer are what appear to be the workhouse master (standing)
No. 2 (Battle) War Hospital, Reading, BerkshireStaff and patients in Ward A13 at the No. 2 War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire - the First World War deployment of Battle School, Cranbury Road, Reading
Male inmates at Cardiff Union Workhouse, GlamorganA group of elderly male inmates, accompanied by a nurse, at the Cardiff Union workhouse located on Cowbridge Road, Cardiff
Childrens Ward, Fountain Mental Hospital, Tooting, SurreyChildren in cots and nurses in a ward of the Fountain Hospital at Tooting in Surrey (now South London). The hospital was opened in 1893 as a fever hospital by the Metropolitan Asylums Board
Princess Beatrice Ward, Royal London Hospital, WhitechapelThe Princess Beatrice Ward (for Children), The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Date: circa 1906
Zena Dare as a nurse, WW1Mrs Maurice Brett, formerly the theatre and music hall star, Zena Dare pictured in her uniform as a nurse working in France during the First World War. She married the Hon
West Derby Union, Liverpool - Alder Hey Nurses HomeNurses home at Alder Hey Hospital. The hospital was opened in 1915 by the West Derby Union, Liverpool. Originally used for chronic and bed-ridden case, it later became a childrens hospital
Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland returns from the front, WW1Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland, pictured at the Hague with her party of nurses after they had returned from the heavily bombarded town of Namur where they had set up a hospital
Babies Castle, Barnardos Home, Hawkhurst, KentChildren and nurses at Dr Barnardos Babies Castle at Hawkhurst, Kent. The home was opened in 1884 for the reception of babies. Date: Date unknown
Lady Stradbroke, nursing matron at Henham Hall, WW1Lady Stradbroke, formerly Helena Fraser and wife of George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke, pictured with three nurses at the family home of Henham Hall in Suffolk
Our Soldiers: how they are Made and MendedA series of intricate images by silhouette artist, H. L. Oakley showing scenes on the Western Front in a mounted regiment followed by the transportation of an injured officer to hospital
Lady Willoughby de Broke in a nurses uniformTatler front cover, caption reads Warwick Hospital is the scene of Lady Willoughby de Brokes nursing activities. She is President of the Warwickshire War Supply Services
R. N. M. D. S. F Station at St. Anthony, NewfoundlandThe Doctor and Nurses in Winter Costume at the Royal Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen Station at St. Anthony, Newfoundland. St. Anthonys most influential historic figure is Dr. Wilfred Grenfell
Florence Nightingales carriage at the seat of warBorn in Italy in 1820, she moved to England with her wealthy family and was educated at home by her father. Although it was not deemed suitable for ladies of Florences social standing to become
Large group of male nurses and probable superintendent on steps of institution. Date: 1945-60
Nurse in British Red Cross uniformThe British Red Cross regulation uniform for trained nurses. Date: 1914
Mrs Mabel St Clair Stobart, pictured on horseback on the front cover of The Tatler. Mrs Mabel St Clair Stobart, was founder of the Womens Sick and Wounded Convoy Corps (1912)
King George V at the battle frontKing George V at an unspecified First World War battle front, meeting a nursing matron
Poster advertising a collection for nursesGerman poster advertising a collection for nurses, to thank them for their work during the First World War
Britannia and Eve September 1942Second World War era front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine featuring a blonde nurse with immaculately coiffed hair and obligatory red lipstick. Theres glamour in wartime nursing you know!
Allenburys NurseAdvertisement for Allenburys Diet for Invalids featuring a serene looking nurse sitting by a patients bedside knitting. A teapot, containing, presumably, some Allenburys concoction
An incubator nurseryNurses attending to sick babies kept alive in a ward of incubators. The incubators pictured are from a design by Paul Altmann and distributed by Messrs Coney and Schenkhein
A spring scene in Hyde Park - nannies with their childrenA photograph showing children and their nurses enjoying the weather on an afternoon stroll
French Nurses 1914French Soeurs de Charite in the opening months of World War one
Sister Louisa Mackay, of Canterbury (Kent) hospital
Sister Edith King, of Netley Hospital, Hampshire
Nurse Making a BedA cadet-nurse making a bed at Queen Marys Hospital, Sidcup
