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Boer War: a full military hospital ward in a church at Mafeteng, South Africa. Halftone, c. 1900, after M. Maseru.
- Maseru, Mee, active 1900.
- Date
- 1900
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Credit: Boer War: a full military hospital ward in a church at Mafeteng, South Africa. Halftone, c. 1900, after M. Maseru.
Credit: Wellcome Collection.
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Publication/Creation
1900
Physical description
1 print : halftone
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Lettering
A church "commandeered" for hospital uses at Mafeteng ... our illustration is from a photograph by Mee, Maseru
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 23507i
Lettering note
Lettering continues: "among other buildings "commandeered" for the use of wounded is the English Church at Mafeteng, on the Basutoland border. Dr. Somery the resident surgeon, who has been untiring in his efforts to alleviate suffering, is here shown going his rounds"
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Subjects
- South African War, 1899-1902.
- South African War, 1899-1902 |Hospitals.
- Military hospitals.
- Hospital wards.
- Hospital beds.
- Patients.
- Physicians.
- Physicians |South Africa –History –20th century
- War |Relief of sick and wounded.
- Soldiers.
- Church buildings.
- Church buildings |Remodeling for other use.
- South Africa.
- Somery, Dr.
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