Recuperating Collection

Injured soldiers, WW1, 3rd Southern General Hospital, Oxford
Injured soldiers - WW1 - No. 1003 Cowley Section - 3rd Southern General Hospital, Oxford. The importance of light and fresh air in aiding recovery was very prevalent in medical thinking at this time

Princess Victoria (1868 - 1935), fourth child and second daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Recuperating on board the royal yacht HMY Victoria

The Prince of Wales at Biarritz
The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor), travelling as the Earl of Chester, pictured in Biarritz in April 1926

A Good Turn - Get Well Soon
A little girl reads a book with an invalid friend who is recuperating in bed. Date: c. 1930

Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-1884), Queen Victorias fourth son and eighth child shown reading. The most academic of the Queens sons, Leopold led a closeted existence due to his haemophilia

White bulldog puppy with two children
A white bulldog puppy with the farmers two children, recovering from his exploits. Date: 1905

A recuperating wounded WW1 soldier gets his comeuppance - initial delights at the idea of a massage from nurse on the Monday turns into stark realisation tat this might not be quite so pleasurable

Prince Leopold, 1872
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1855-1884) photographed in 1872. Leopold was the fourth son and eighth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - On board hospital ship
The so-called bird cage walk. On board the hospital ship Victor Emmanuel. Two invalids read while recuperating during the Ashanti expedition

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