Nurse Collection (page 7)

Rudyard Kipling: The Nurses (colour litho)
8673808 Rudyard Kipling: The Nurses (colour litho) by Maxwell, Donald (1877-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Nurses)

New York Foundling Hospital nurses with children (b/w photo)
8855379 New York Foundling Hospital nurses with children (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; © New-York Historical Society

The Adventures of Philip
5308141 The Adventures of Philip.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a scene from The Adventures of Philip by William Makepeace Thackeray)

A sister
5616487 A sister; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a sister looking after an injured man. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1872); Universal History Archive/UIG

Engraving depicting a private nurse tending to her patient, 19th century
5309447 Engraving depicting a private nurse tending to her patient, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a private nurse tending to her patient)

Engraving depicting a nurse tending to her patient, 19th century
5309446 Engraving depicting a nurse tending to her patient, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a nurse tending to her patient. Dated 19th century 01/02/1888); Universal History Archive/UIG

Little Bacchus with three nurses leaning over him, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683570 Little Bacchus with three nurses leaning over him, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois (Bruay-en-Artois): hospital, good sisters in the care room, 1920
LUX4802817 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois (Bruay-en-Artois): hospital, good sisters in the care room, 1920; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois (Bruay-en-Artois): hospital, a civilian caregiver in costume
LUX4802815 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois (Bruay-en-Artois): hospital, a civilian caregiver in costume, 1920; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59)

Spain. Third Carlist War. Medical care during the battle of Somorrostro, on 25th March 1874, against the Carlist army
CUL4877971 Spain. Third Carlist War. Medical care during the battle of Somorrostro, on 25th March 1874, against the Carlist army. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Hospital Steward's Jacket
3501341 Hospital Steward's Jacket; Private Collection; (add.info.: A custom purchased Hospital Steward's jacket made of officer's grade sky-blue superfine wool with black velvet collar)

Women volunteers making bandages and crutches during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934
3502767 Women volunteers making bandages and crutches during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934; (add.info.: Women volunteers making bandages and crutches during World War One)

A pediatric nurse playing with children at Bellevue Hospital in New York. The years 1870
NWI4953498 A pediatric nurse playing with children at Bellevue Hospital in New York. The years 1870. Colour engraving after a 19th century illustration.; (add.info)

Portrait of Clara Barton in 1900 (1821-1912) American nurse
NWI4948636 Portrait of Clara Barton in 1900 (1821-1912) American nurse.; (add.info.: Portrait of Clara Barton in 1900 (1821-1912) American nurse.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Angers: boarding school at the hospital of Angers with doctors
LUX4762762 France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Angers: boarding school at the hospital of Angers with doctors and nurses, 1900; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): April 1902, hospital for children attending
LUX4788363 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): April 1902, hospital for children attending, doctors and nurses pose around a sick child with a plaster, 1902 - photo Henry; (add.info.: France)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): March 17, 1902, hospital for children attending
LUX4784878 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): March 17, 1902, hospital for children attending, view of a team of caregivers inside the hospital, with outsiders in blouse: Tuilleux

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): April 1902, hospital for children attending, a nurse at work, 1902 - photo Henry
LUX4788317 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): April 1902, hospital for children attending, a nurse at work, 1902 - photo Henry; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): April 1902

A mother nursing her dying infant, 1850
3478340 A mother nursing her dying infant, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a mother nursing her dying infant. Illustrated by George John Pinwell (1842-1875)

Brave Nurse Agassiz protecting her wounded British patients from the Germans during WWI (litho)
3252886 Brave Nurse Agassiz protecting her wounded British patients from the Germans during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Union Army Hospital Steward's Dress Coat
3029069 Union Army Hospital Steward's Dress Coat; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Union Army Hospital Steward's Dress Coat worn by a soldier in the 17th Massachusetts)

Nurse. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph)
DUV4204623 Nurse. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph); 30.5x23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages. Kapp Printing)

A mother nursing her dying infant son, 1850
3478211 A mother nursing her dying infant son, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a mother nursing her dying infant son)

First World War: France, A nurse at the bedside of the sick announces victory for 1915 has a wounded soldier, 1915
LUX4737563 First World War: France, A nurse at the bedside of the sick announces victory for 1915 has a wounded soldier, 1915; (add.info)

First World War: France, Postcard showing women at work in all the jobs left by men, 1917
LUX4734831 First World War: France, Postcard showing women at work in all the jobs left by men, 1917, the women of France show by their work

First World War: France, A good sister in prayer asks God to help the French soldiers, 1915
LUX4735440 First World War: France, A good sister in prayer asks God to help the French soldiers, 1915; (add.info.: First World War - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1): France

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a young nurse who thinks of the soldier she will save on the front
LUX4741017 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a young nurse who thinks of the soldier she will save on the front, titled "During the Action the Prayer"

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing in a chaotic landscape a soldier wounds
LUX4740106 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing in a chaotic landscape a soldier wounds and a good nurse coming to rescue him, titled: Our victory will be their rewarding

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing two children disguises as soldiers
LUX4739660 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing two children disguises as soldiers and nurses receiving the strands of grandfather Joffre who announces victory for 1915

First World War: France, In a field hospital two children accompanied by a nurse come to visit their injured father
LUX4737951 First World War: France, In a field hospital two children accompanied by a nurse come to visit their injured father

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a drawing of a nurse bravely travelling the battlefield to help
LUX4738006 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a drawing of a nurse bravely travelling the battlefield to help the wounded, 1915

Clara Barton memorial plaque, Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Maryland
NWI4757788 Clara Barton memorial plaque, Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Maryland.; (add.info.: Clara Barton memorial plaque, Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg)

France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Le Mans: group photo of nurses from a hospital department in Le Mans
LUX4756579 France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Le Mans: group photo of nurses from a hospital department in Le Mans, posing in an inner courtyard, 1900; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): group portrait of a medical team from Salpetriere examining a patient, 1910
LUX4747110 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): group portrait of a medical team from Salpetriere examining a patient, 1910; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871
542964 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871.; (add.info.: Farewell between a National Guardsman and his sweetheart who is wearing a Red Cross armband)

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: Act II, Scene V (colour litho)
8630835 Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: Act II, Scene V (colour litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Juliet)

Lasting Memorials to Edith Cavell (b/w photo)
8636030 Lasting Memorials to Edith Cavell (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lasting Memorials to Edith Cavell)

In the Grounds of St Bartholomew's Hospital (b/w photo)
8639573 In the Grounds of St Bartholomew's Hospital (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Grounds of St Bartholomew's Hospital)

A Ward in St Bartholomew's Hospital (b/w photo)
8639569 A Ward in St Bartholomew's Hospital (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Ward in St Bartholomew's Hospital)

A morning walk, Piccadilly (engraving)
8646964 A morning walk, Piccadilly (engraving) by Almond, William Douglas (1866-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: A morning walk, Piccadilly. Piccadilly, London)

Finding a new baby brother in the mirror (engraving)
8634735 Finding a new baby brother in the mirror (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Finding a new baby brother in the mirror)

This Mechanized Age, 1937: Air Ambulance (colour litho)
8657521 This Mechanized Age, 1937: Air Ambulance (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Air Ambulance)

Dace or ayah, Indian nurse, in petticoat and jacket of cotton, and muslin shawl, with European child
FLO4565349 Dace or ayah, Indian nurse, in petticoat and jacket of cotton, and muslin shawl, with European child. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from " Asiatic Costumes

France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Angers: at the hospital, visit of the boss, interns
LUX4757491 France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Angers: at the hospital, visit of the boss, interns, nurses and sisters with their medical equipment, 1895; (add.info.: France)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a young and beautiful nurse preparing medicaments for the wounded, 1915
LUX4741732 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a young and beautiful nurse preparing medicaments for the wounded, 1915, entitled: the guardian angel

First World War: France, A little boy disguise as a soldier and a little girl disguise as a nurse in a village setting
LUX4737933 First World War: France, A little boy disguise as a soldier and a little girl disguise as a nurse in a village setting that burns greet each other, titled: heart of French

Portrait of an American Red Cross nurse pouring a medicine into a spoon. End of the 19th century
NWI4953455 Portrait of an American Red Cross nurse pouring a medicine into a spoon. End of the 19th century. Colour engraving after a 19th century illustration.; (add.info)

Jonathan Swift Gullivers Travels, early 20th century (chromolithograph)
536991 Jonathan Swift Gullivers Travels, early 20th century (chromolithograph); (add.info.: scene showing Gulliver walking about on the table at the inn as Glumdalcitch)

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"Nurse: A Beacon of Compassion and Care" In the realm of healthcare, one name stands out as a symbol of unwavering dedication and selflessness - Mary Seacole. Her portrait from the iconic production "Ice Cold In Alex" (1958) captures her indomitable spirit alongside Anthony Quayle, John Mills, Sylvia Syms, and Harry Andrews. As we delve into the history of nursing, silhouettes of World War I soldiers remind us of the pivotal role nurses played in providing medical care to wounded heroes. Florence Nightingale, known as "The Lady With The Lamp, " shines brightly in our collective memory. Her tireless efforts during the Crimean War revolutionized nursing practices and saved countless lives. Across continents, even in modern times like Florida's Sarasota County with its striking Unconditional Surrender statue by Seward Johnson (Picture No. 10745711), nurses continue to embody Florence Nightingale's legacy. Looking back further into history reveals St. Bartholomew's Hospital in the 18th century (PSCI2A-00066). It serves as a testament to how far nursing has come since then - evolving from humble beginnings to becoming an essential pillar within healthcare systems worldwide. The emblematic Red Cross nurse represents not only emergency response but also compassion amidst chaos. Even children learn about this noble profession through playacting; a girl playing nurse exemplifies their innate understanding of caregiving at an early age. As we reflect on these images and stories that span centuries, it becomes clear that they are more than just caregivers; they are beacons of hope for those who find themselves vulnerable or suffering. From historical figures like Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale to everyday heroes working tirelessly today – nurses epitomize humanity's capacity for empathy and healing. Let us celebrate these extraordinary individuals who dedicate their lives to easing pain, comforting souls, and restoring health.