World War I: wounded soldiers with nurses and ancillary staff. Photograph, ca. 1917.
- Date:
- [1917?]
- Reference:
- 2848908i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Possibly German or French. One soldier wearing striped pyjamas sits with his arm in a sling. Another soldier with a large moustache lies in bed with traction apparatus hanging from a gallows above him to raise him up. Around the bed stand four nurses (of whom three wear the Red Cross) and three men (two in uniform). A notice above the bed and a tin of biscuits in the foreground may, when enlarged, reveal by their language the nationality
Publication/Creation
[1917?]
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 8.7 x 13.8 cm
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2848908i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores