WWI Nurses Leaving for France, 1917
| Description: |
Group portrait of nurses preparing to leave for France during the first World War. In 1917, the Eli Lily Base Hospital (No. 32) was founded in Best, France, funded by Lilly and organized by the Indianapolis chapter of the American Red Cross. recruited volunteer nurses for the Army, including Ruth Wright Coppedge, show here in the second row, third from right. They were further trained New York City and New Jersey, and were stationed on Ellis Island when they left for France on December 7, 1917. This is likely when and where the photo was taken. The Base Hospital hospital closed in January 1919. |
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| Origin: | 1917-12 |
| Publisher: |
Digital image 2015 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Source: |
http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc013/id/1170 |
| Collection: |
Panoramic Photograph Images |
| Copyright: |
This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for personal use, study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: visualcollections@indianahistory.org. |
| Geography: |
New York |
| Subjects: |
Group portraits Women Nurses World War, 1914-1918 Photography, Panoramic |
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