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Collection:
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Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
Collection
Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
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Title:
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Murder of Edith Cavell [by] Geo. Bellows.
Title
Murder of Edith Cavell [by] Geo. Bellows.
Title
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Contributor:
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Bellows, George, 1882-1925.
Contributor_Person
Bellows, George, 1882-1925.
Contributor
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Subject (Genre):
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Pictorial Works
Subject_Genre
Pictorial Works
Subject (Genre)
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Subject (MeSH Term):
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Nurses
Subject_MeSH_Term
Nurses
Subject (MeSH Term)
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Subject (MeSH Term):
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History of Nursing
Subject_MeSH_Term
History of Nursing
Subject (MeSH Term)
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Subject (MeSH Term):
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World War I
Subject_MeSH_Term
World War I
Subject (MeSH Term)
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Subject (MeSH Term):
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Prisoners
Subject_MeSH_Term
Prisoners
Subject (MeSH Term)
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Subject (MeSH Term):
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Homicide
Subject_MeSH_Term
Homicide
Subject (MeSH Term)
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Publication Information:
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[United States? : s.n., 191-?]
Publication_Place
[United States? : s.n., 191-?]
Publication Information
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Publication Country:
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United States
Publication_Country
United States
Publication Country
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Copyright Statement:
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The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Copyright_Statement
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Copyright Statement
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Order No.:
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A032144
Order_Number
A032144
Order No.
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Physical Description:
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1 print : lithograph, b&w ; 52 x 68 cm.
Physical_Description
1 print : lithograph, b&w ; 52 x 68 cm.
Physical Description
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Image Description:
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Subject: Black and white print. Title, note, and artist's name at bottom of print in pencil. Visual image depicts the impending execution of Edith Cavell, an English nurse accused of harboring and aiding Allied soldiers in German-occupied Belgium during World War I. The scene is a dark and chaotic room or prison cell, with grates or bars covering the windows and door. A woman dressed in white stands on a flight of stairs. There are soldiers and a priest on the landing above her; at least one of the soldiers holds a rifle. There are soldiers at the bottom of the stairs and in the foreground as well. At least three soldiers lie on the floor, either asleep or dead. Others hold rifles, lanterns, or a sword. Two soldiers in the lower left foreground appear to fight.
Image_Description
Subject: Black and white print. Title, note, and artist's name at bottom of print in pencil. Visual image depicts the impending execution of Edith Cavell, an English nurse accused of harboring and aiding Allied soldiers in German-occupied Belgium during World War I. The scene is a dark and chaotic room or prison cell, with grates or bars covering the windows and door. A woman dressed in white stands on a flight of stairs. There are soldiers and a priest on the landing above her; at least one of the soldiers holds a rifle. There are soldiers at the bottom of the stairs and in the foreground as well. At least three soldiers lie on the floor, either asleep or dead. Others hold rifles, lanterns, or a sword. Two soldiers in the lower left foreground appear to fight.
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Subject (Person):
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Cavell, Edith, 1865-1915.
Subject_Person
Cavell, Edith, 1865-1915.
Subject (Person)
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Note (General):
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Mounted on cardboard, 56 x 70 cm.
Note_General
Mounted on cardboard, 56 x 70 cm.
Note (General)
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Language:
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eng
Language
eng
Language
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Restrictions on Access:
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HMD provides access to digital images in lieu of originals when electronic copies exist. Access to originals may require advance notice. Please see HMD Reference Librarian for more information.
Restrictions_on_Acce ss
HMD provides access to digital images in lieu of originals when electronic copies exist. Access to originals may require advance notice. Please see HMD Reference Librarian for more information.
Restrictions on Access
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URL:
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http://ihm.nlm.nih.…
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URL
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Call Number:
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WZ 100 C378 map
Call_Number
WZ 100 C378 map
Call Number
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Record UI:
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101450665
Record_UI
101450665
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