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Zu den Kämpfen um Verdun: der König von Württemburg unterhält sich mit Schwestern vom Roten Kreuz

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Presse-Photo-Syndikat, publisher.
Publication:
Berlin Presse-Photo-Syndikat, [1916?]
Language(s):
German
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Nurses
Famous Persons
World War I
France
William King of Württemberg, 1848-1921.
Genre(s):
Postcards
Abstract:
In this black and white postcard, Wilhelm II of Württemburg meets with a group of Red Cross nurses somewhere near Verdun. The battle was fought there between February and December, 1916. The nurses wear ankle-length dark dresses, with long white aprons, and white caps. Wilhelm II is in military dress with hat and walking stick. In the background are trees and countryside.
Copyright:
This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
Extent:
1 postcard : 14 x 9 cm
Provenance:
Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
Technique:
black & white
NLM Unique ID:
101683139 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101683139