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(37) C.2074 - Nurses waiting to see the Queen
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Royal visits > (37) C.2074 - Nurses waiting to see the Queen |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74546472 |
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| Description | Nurses sitting in a garden under a sunshade. According to the photograph's original caption they are waiting to meet Queen Mary. Their uniforms are all in pristine condition. It is a happy and relaxed scene. Nursing was one of the few jobs that allowed women to play an active role in the war. [Original reads: BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE WESTERN FRONT. Nurses waiting to see the Queen.'] |
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| Description | Photographs of royal visits to the Western Front. Royal visits were seen as an important way of boosting morale. |
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| Description | Black-and-white photographs mainly of the Western Front during the First World War. Official British war photographers took many of them for propaganda purposes. Unless otherwise stated, titles are the photographs' original captions. From the papers of Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928). The Haig Papers also contain Douglas Haig’s diaries. |
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| Shelfmark | Acc.3155 |
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