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Nurses: On the Go

What do we see when we look closely?

Examine this horse drawn carriage designed to transport Florence Nightingale around the battlefields of the Crimea and used as a light ambulance.
Roll over different areas of the postcard to discover answers to the questions below.

    • Q1Can you find the gothic windows of what is probably a church?
    • A1With the carriage situated in front of a church, the image seems to be emphasizing Nightingale's religious connections.
    • Q2Can you see if this is a fancy or basic carriage?
    • A2In spite of Nightingale's authoritative position, this carriage—made of wicker, wood, and canvas with steel mudguards that double-up as steps—is very basic.
    • Q3Can you tell whether this was a comfortable carriage?
    • A3The seat and canopy of the carriage provide minimum comfort and shelter for Nightingale; the canvas blinds provide further protection from the elements.
Florence Nightingale's ambulance carriage, parked outside of a stone church.
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Florence Nightingale's ambulance carriage, early 20th century

    • Q1Can you find the gothic windows of what is probably a church?
    • A1With the carriage situated in front of a church, the image seems to be emphasizing Nightingale's religious connections.
    • Q2Can you see if this is a fancy or basic carriage?
    • A2In spite of Nightingale's authoritative position, this carriage—made of wicker, wood, and canvas with steel mudguards that double-up as steps—is very basic.
    • Q3Can you tell whether this was a comfortable carriage?
    • A3The seat and canopy of the carriage provide minimum comfort and shelter for Nightingale; the canvas blinds provide further protection from the elements.
  • 1Can you find the gothic windows of what is probably a church?
  • 2Can you see if this is a fancy or basic carriage?
  • 3Can you tell whether this was a comfortable carriage?

Choose another postcard from Nurses: On the Go

  • A White female nurse sitting on top of a donkey and smiling at the viewer.
  • Two White female nurses in a motorcycle with sidecar. Both wear white uniforms under their cloaks.
  • Two White female nurses and a male orderly, tend to a soldier, two orderlies arrive in ambulance.
  • White female nurse in blue, standing holding a bike, looking at viewer.
  • A White female with Red Cross armband riding a horse and carrying a satchel bag over her shoulder.
  • Eleven female Japanese nurses and two Japanese soldiers inside a Red Cross truck.
  • An ambulance drives next to barbed wire, in the background is a woman wrapped in a cloak.
  • A White female nurse in white squats next to a White patient on a stretcher next to an airplane.
  • A White female nurse in dark military overcoat standing next to an automobile, looking at the viewer.