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Name of Object:

Turkey. Inside view of the Scutari Hospital during the Crimean war

Other name of the Object (second name):

One of the Wards of the Hospital at Scutari

Location:

Paris, France

Holding Institution:

National Library of France

 About National Library of France, Paris

Date of Object:

1892

Author:

Anonymous

Inventory Number:

QE-757 (2)-FOL

Description:

Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), a British nurse famous for her commitment to and improvement of the health service, was sent to on a humanitarian mission to Scutari in the middle of the Crimean war. With a team of about 30 nurses, she cleaned the hospital and reorganised the wards in order to prevent the outbreak of epidemics. In this image she is pictured in the sick ward, taking various measures to improve its hygiene.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

QE-757 (2)-FOL

Citation of this web page:

"Turkey. Inside view of the Scutari Hospital during the Crimean war" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;fr;87;en

Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: FR 087

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