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A postcard image of a bronze bust of Florence Nightingale at the British National Portrait Gallery, ca. 1990

National Library of Medicine

Back of postcard has section for handwritten note.

  • Topic:

    Famous Nurses

  • Creator:

    Sir John Steell (1804–1891)

  • Publisher:

    National Portrait Gallery, London
  • A bronze bust of a White woman (Florence Nightingale). Her face turned to right and looking down.

  • Back of postcard has section for handwritten note.

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    Post Card
    Address
    Florence Nightingale, O. M. 1820 - 1910.
    Reformer and organiser of Hospital nursing. Renowned for her services and organisation as chief of the nursing staff in the Crimean War, during which she became known as "The Lady of the Lamp". Her life-long and active interest in the nursing profession brought her world-wide fame.
    Printed for the National Portrait Gallery, London, by B. Matthews (Photo Printers) Ltd., Bradford, England.

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