Nurses Collection (page 3)

Oh dry those tears (colour litho)
8635615 Oh dry those tears (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oh dry those tears. Postcard, early 20th century)

The Ghost of Mrs Penn, Edward VI's Nurse (engraving)
8632383 The Ghost of Mrs Penn, Edward VI's Nurse (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ghost of Mrs Penn, Edward VI's Nurse)

Mouse, Nurse, Ounce, Peach, Perch, Plane, Plank, Plant, Plate, Plumb, Point, Porch (engraving)
8650018 Mouse, Nurse, Ounce, Peach, Perch, Plane, Plank, Plant, Plate, Plumb, Point, Porch (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mouse, Nurse, Ounce)

New Operating Theatre, St Thomas's Hospital (b/w photo)
8639576 New Operating Theatre, St Thomas's Hospital (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Operating Theatre, St Thomas's Hospital)

Operaing Room, Glasgow Western Infirmary (b/w photo)
8639574 Operaing Room, Glasgow Western Infirmary (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Operaing Room, Glasgow Western Infirmary)

Theatre of the Children's Hospital, Great Ormond Street (b/w photo)
8639571 Theatre of the Children's Hospital, Great Ormond Street (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theatre of the Children's Hospital)

Help the Wounded! Postcard for the St John's Ambulance Malta Centre, 1916 (chromolitho)
8677789 Help the Wounded! Postcard for the St John's Ambulance Malta Centre, 1916 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Help the Wounded)

World's Children: American, With Nurse (colour litho)
8625621 World's Children: American, With Nurse (colour litho) by Menpes, Mortimer Ludington (1855-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: American, With Nurse)

New York Foundling Hospital - Sister Anna Michella with baby and cradle, 1917-26 (b/w photo)
8855377 New York Foundling Hospital - Sister Anna Michella with baby and cradle, 1917-26 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Cartoon titled 'disappointment in store' depicts a man on his death bed being visited by his physician
5309485 Cartoon titled 'disappointment in store' depicts a man on his death bed being visited by his physician, 19th century; (add.info)

Letter F and G: Fraternity and Granada. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph)
DUV4204599 Letter F and G: Fraternity and Granada. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph); 30.5x23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations by J. M)

Daughter and ailing mother, 1882
3479880 Daughter and ailing mother, 1882; (add.info.: Daughter and ailing mother. The daughter decides to refuse an offer of marriage to nurse her mother.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A young mother nursing her infant child, 1850
3478208 A young mother nursing her infant child, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a young mother nursing her infant child. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A nursemaid feeding her charges, 1850
3478200 A nursemaid feeding her charges, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a nursemaid feeding her charges their breakfast. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A young nursemaid preparing the youngest children for bed at the orphanage, 1850
3478037 A young nursemaid preparing the youngest children for bed at the orphanage, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a young nursemaid preparing the youngest children for bed at the orphanage)

Children of the rich in London entertaining disabled children in hospital (litho)
8672125 Children of the rich in London entertaining disabled children in hospital (litho) by Flere, H. H. (19th-20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The English Girl and her Ayah (colour litho)
8673810 The English Girl and her Ayah (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The English Girl and her Ayah)

Nurses voting at a general election (b/w photo)
8635912 Nurses voting at a general election (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nurses voting at a general election)

N for nurse (chromolitho)
8677362 N for nurse (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: N for nurse. Girl playing nurse to four dolls)

District nurse doing duty on a houseboat in Chichester harbour, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676016 District nurse doing duty on a houseboat in Chichester harbour, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Another way of putting it (litho)
8663010 Another way of putting it (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Another way of putting it)

X-ray Apparatus at Work in Military Service (b/w photo)
8639575 X-ray Apparatus at Work in Military Service (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: X-ray Apparatus at Work in Military Service)

Police officer protecting the children of Winston Churchill and their nurse after kidnap threats made by suffragettes
8626514 Police officer protecting the children of Winston Churchill and their nurse after kidnap threats made by suffragettes, 1913 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

New York Foundling Hospital nuns with children (b/w photo)
8855380 New York Foundling Hospital nuns with children (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; © New-York Historical Society .

New York Foundling Hospital "Orphan train" group, c.1923 (b/w photo)
8855381 New York Foundling Hospital "Orphan train" group, c.1923 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

The interior of a Russian military hospital
5307985 The interior of a Russian military hospital.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the interior of a Russian military hospital, Sebastopol, during the Crimean War. Dated 19th century)

Wounded Russian soldiers, Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655581 Wounded Russian soldiers, Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wounded Russian soldiers, Manchuria)

Hospital laundry, 1862
1580713 Hospital laundry, 1862; (add.info.: Hospital laundry during the American Civil war, showing nurses, doctors and patients. 1862); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A VAD Rest Station, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400442 A VAD Rest Station, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection.

Deirdre (litho)
8644971 Deirdre (litho) by Batten, John Dickson (1860-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deirdre. Illustration for Celtic Fairy Tales selected by Joseph Jacobs (David Nutt)

Sister of Mercy tending wounded soldier (coloured engraving)
8647819 Sister of Mercy tending wounded soldier (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sister of Mercy tending wounded soldier)

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 .

Mildmay Memorial Hospital
5616495 Mildmay Memorial Hospital; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Mildmay Memorial Hospital, where the nurses were teaching young men to read)

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

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 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)

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)

At a Base Station, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404037 At a Base Station, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

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)

Group portrait of Lincoln School nurses, 1912 (b/w photo)
8679867 Group portrait of Lincoln School nurses, 1912 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); New York Public Library, USA; (add.info.: Lincoln School for Nurses).

Hospital ward during the American Civil war, 1862
1580710 Hospital ward during the American Civil war, 1862; (add.info.: Hospital ward during the American Civil war, showing nurses, doctors and patients. 1862); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Russian women hospital orderlies, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Russian women hospital orderlies, between c1915 and 1918. Russian hospital workers with soldiers during World War I.

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"Nurses: The Silent Heroes of Compassion and Care" In the midst of the chaos and despair that engulfed the battlefields of World War I, a group of remarkable individuals emerged as beacons of hope. Silhouettes against a backdrop of war, these nurses dedicated their lives to tending to wounded soldiers with unwavering compassion. Picture No. 10745711 captures the essence of their selflessness - a young girl playing nurse, her innocence juxtaposed against the harsh realities she would soon witness. From Catford Evacuees to Whipps Cross Infirmary in Leytonstone, East London, these brave women transformed hospitals into sanctuaries for healing. St Bartholomews Hospital courtyard in London became a haven where pain was soothed and wounds were mended under their watchful eyes. Among them stood Mrs Congreve, wife and mother to recipients of Victoria Cross medals - symbols not only of valor but also resilience nurtured by her tender care. Albert Ward at St Marys Hospital in Paddington witnessed countless miracles unfold as nurses tirelessly worked day and night. Their dedication knew no bounds; even time itself was marked by their presence on Nurses Watch Surgery. Beyond borders, British nurses extended their hands across continents. They found solace amidst turmoil while retreating with the Serbian Army or providing medical aid during Calots spinal surgery in the 19th century - forever leaving an indelible mark on history. Among those who championed nursing's cause was The Duchess of Portland herself – an advocate for healthcare reform whose legacy continues to inspire generations today. These images remind us that behind every bandage lies immeasurable courage and boundless love for humanity. Nurses embody strength personified; they are our unsung heroes who navigate through darkness armed with empathy and expertise. Let us never forget these angels clad in white uniforms who have dedicated themselves to preserving life's most precious gift – health.