Summary
Portrait of three women and two boys standing outside a building. A plaque on the building is inscribed 'NURSE BATER CERTIFIED MIDWIFE'. Two of the women are wearing nursing uniforms. The image is dated circa 1918, during World War I.
A Nurse Bater was involved in the case of the death of a woman in Walthamstow, UK, in Janurary 1912. It is not known if this image refers to the same Nurse Bater.
One of 63 postcards contained in an album that was owned by Cliff Nowell. There are 25 postcards mounted inside the album and 38 postcard held loosely with in it, (loose postcards housed separately). The images depict photographs of sailors from HMAS Australia and of family and friends. It also contains a mixture of hand-painted cards (two), original photographs (mostly studio or professional) and several commercial postcards.
Description of Content
Portrait of three women and two boys standing outside a building. Two of the women are wearing nursing uniforms.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph with postcard backing.
More Information
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Trevor Plumridge, (Estate of) Mr Clifford H. Nowell - Nowell Collection, 20 Feb 1986
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Printed in black ink on the back of the card; 'The Wessex Studios, Bridgwater. / POST CARD / Correspondence / Address / 0211' Hand written in black ink on the back of the photograph; 'Mrs H Nowell / [illeg] / Camperdown / Victoria'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
140 mm (Width), 86 mm (Height)
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References
[Book] Winzenried, A. P. 1991. Green Grows Our Garden: a Centenary History of Horticultural Education at Burnley.
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Keywords
Portraits, Nursing, Nurses, Uniforms, Childbirth, World War I, 1914-1918
