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Veterans' hospitals

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Veterans - Medical care

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Images about Veterans' hospitals

4 images from works
  • An armless veteran of the Hôtel des Invalides is hired as a guide for visitors, in order that he take no money from them. Coloured lithograph by Cham.
  • Hôtel des Invalides, Paris: as seen from the river. Lithograph by Le Villain after J. David.
  • World War II: wounded soldiers convalescing at Preston Hall, Aylesford, Kent. Photograph, 194-.
  • Boer War: a busy street scene with gracious ladies offering food, drink and assistance to wounded soldiers. Process print after C. Shepperson after A. Johnstone, c. 1900.

Works from the collections

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    Garscube Cottage Hospital for soldiers suffering from incurable diseases / by John Macintyre.

    Macintyre, John. | Date: 1906
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    A veteran soldier or sailor who has had all four limbs amputated comparing his lot with a fellow veteran who has lost only one leg; the latter reproaches him for his discontent. Lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1834.

    Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852. | Date: April 26th 1834 | Reference: 589673i
    Part of: Grants oddities
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    World War II: wounded soldiers convalescing at Preston Hall, Aylesford, Kent. Photograph, 194-.

    | Date: [between 1940 and 1949] | Reference: 988606i
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    An armless veteran of the Hôtel des Invalides is hired as a guide for visitors, in order that he take no money from them. Coloured lithograph by Cham.

    Cham, 1819-1879. | Date: [1864] | Reference: 16808i
    Part of: Actulités
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    Annual report for year ending May, 1903 / Garscube Cottage Hospital for Soldiers, Maryhill.

    Garscube Cottage Hospital for Soldiers (Glasgow, Scotland) | Date: 1903
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