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Boer War: patients outside a military hospital gargling with antiseptic while being watched by three nurses. Halftone, c.1900, after F. de Haenen.
- Haenen, F. de (Frédéric de), 1853-1928.
- Date
- 1900
- Reference
- 23529i
- Pictures
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Credit: Boer War: patients outside a military hospital gargling with antiseptic while being watched by three nurses. Halftone, c.1900, after F. de Haenen. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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About this work
Publication/Creation
1900
Physical description
1 print : halftone ; image 22.5 x 31 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Hospital scenes in South Africa: the morning gargle ... drawn by F. de Haenen from a photograph by a British officer
Lettering note
Lettering continues: "convalescent fever patients are made to gargle every morning with an antiseptic. it is a nasty business, but the soldiers always obey orders, whether they be those of a superior officer or of the doctor"
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 23529i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores