Civil War Nurses Memorial, Boston, Massachusetts, H-01147

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1914-07-09

GUSN

GUSN-378692

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Description

The image depicts the Civil War Nurses Memorial in Boston, Massachusetts. The sculpture shows a nurse attending to a soldier lying on the ground. The base of the memorial has an inscription dedicating the statue to Army nurses and acknowledges their role during the Civil War.

Details

Descriptive Terms

war memorials
statues
nurses
civil wars
capitols
institutional buildings
interior views
historic buildings
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008224
Halliday negative H-01147

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.010.H-01147

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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