A British ward in the World War I hospital for British and French interned soldiers, at Lucerne, Switzerland: interior view, showing injured soldiers attended by two nuns. Photograph, 1914/1918.

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1914-1918
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581925i
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A British ward in the World War I hospital for British and French interned soldiers, at Lucerne, Switzerland: interior view, showing injured soldiers attended by two nuns. Photograph, 1914/1918. Wellcome Collection. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The back wall is covered with decorative wallpaper, on which framed pictures are suspended in an artistically designed composition. In the centre, a portrait with a crown above and initial letters GR, apparently a portrait of King George V in military uniform. Below, a gramophone

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1914-1918

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1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 19.3 x 27.1 cm

Lettering

Hospital for British and French interned soldiers, at Lucerne - a British ward ; Salle des Anglais à l'établissement sanitaire pour internés et ... à Lucerne Typescript label pasted on verso and pencil inscription on verso

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Wellcome Collection 581925i

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