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A Canadian Red Cross fundraising postcard, ca. 1916

National Library of Medicine

Back of postcard has section for handwritten note.
  • A White female nurse in a blue and white uniform looks at viewer, above the heads of male soldiers.

  • Back of postcard has section for handwritten note.

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    Post Card
    Reproduced is an oil painting by a well-known Canadian artist of a member of the Nursing Auxiliary (V. A. D.) Canadian Red Cross Corps, serving in civilian and military hospitals and First Aid Posts, voluntarily assisting the nursing profession in their work of mercy.
    The entire proceeds from the sale of this post card go to the Canadian Red Cross

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