Port Arthur: tent near foundation stone
- Collection:
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
- Contributor(s):
- Zwerdling, Michael, former owner Pictorial Post Card Co., issuing body.
- Publication:
- London : [Pictorial Post Card Co.?], [1904?]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Still image
- Subject(s):
- Nurses Red Cross Russian-Japanese War Mobile Health Units China
- Genre(s):
- Postcards
- Abstract:
- Postcard featuring a hand-colored black and white photograph of a Red Cross tent in Port Arthur, China during the Russo-Japanese War. Japan attacked Russian naval vessels there on February 8, 1904. In the image, a group of people stand in front of a large white tent flying many flags. The group consists of nurses, men in uniform, and other staff. The nurses wear long white uniforms and white caps. Other buildings are seen in the background, including a stone fortress.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 postcard : 9 x 14 cm
- Provenance:
- Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
- Technique:
- color
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101721911 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101721911