[A nurse reading a letter to a wounded soldier]

Collection:: Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):: Piatti, Antonio, 1875-1962, artist
Contributor(s):: Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Publication:: [Italy] : [publisher not identified], [between 1900 and 1920?]
Language(s):: Italian
Format:: Still image
Subject(s):: Nurses
Military Personnel
Nurse-Patient Relations
Genre(s):: Postcards
Abstract:: A young nurse in a Red Cross uniform is standing next to a seated soldier reading him a letter, her back to a window. The soldier is wearing a red cap, his left arm is in a sling, and his face is filled with joy as he listens to the nurse.
Copyright:: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:: 1 postcard : 14 x 9 cm
Provenance:: Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
Technique:: color
NLM Unique ID:: 101657368 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:: D04568
Permanent Link:: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101657368

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