St. Francis Xavier Church: Gettysburg, PA
- Collection:
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
- Contributor(s):
- Zwerdling, Michael, former owner Schaben Pictorials (Firm), publisher.
- Publication:
- Alexandria, VA : Schaben Pictorials, [between 1900 and 2000]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Still image
- Subject(s):
- Nurses Hospitals, Military Catholicism American Civil War Pennsylvania Maryland St. Francis Xavier Church (Gettysburg, Pa.)
- Genre(s):
- Postcards
- Abstract:
- This postcard shows a stained glass window depicting the Sisters of Charity from Mother Seton's Community in Emmitsburg, MD. This order cared for wounded and dying soldiers from the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War at St. Francis Xavier Church, which became a hospital for both Union and Confederate soldiers.
- Copyright:
- Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use.
- Extent:
- 1 postcard : 14 x 9 cm
- Provenance:
- Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
- Technique:
- color
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101615195 (See catalog record)
- NLM Image ID:
- D06657
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101615195