Edith Cavell 1865-1915 Heroine of the Great War - cavell_059b
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| Title: | cavell_059b. |
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Tompkins-McCaw Library. Special Collections & Archives, contributor VCU Libraries, publisher |
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Material Type: Picture postcards Postcard |
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| Date Issued: | 1919-1930 | |
| Publisher: | Norvic Mill | |
| Identifier(s): | CONTENTdm ID: kay/id/145 (CONTENTdm ID) | |
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Postcard Text: Edith Cavell. Nurse Edith Cavell was the daughter of the Vicar of Swardeston, subsequently a resident of Norwich. During the Great War she nursed in the War Hospitals at Brussels & effected the escape of many British prisoners, for which she was arrested on August 5th & shot on October 12th 1915. The Cavell Nurses Home was opened in her memory, & a Memorial Statue stands opposite it on Tombland. After the War her body was brought to Norwich & interred under the shadow of the Cathedral Walls. Swardeston Church. Of which her father was vicar. Nurse Cavell's birthplace Swardeston. Nurse Cavell's Statue. Tombland. Nurse Cavell's grave. Publishing Note: Norvic Mill Jarrold's Crome Photo Series |
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City/Country Location: Norwich (England) Time Period: Twentieth century Norwich (England) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Tombs -- England -- Norwich Monuments -- England -- Norwich World War, 1914-1918 -- Atrocities -- Belgium World War, 1914-1918 -- Women Nurses -- England Nurses -- Belgium World War, 1914-1918 -- Monuments -- England -- Norwich Nurses -- Belgium Nurses -- Great Britain Prisoners -- Belgium Capital Punishment -- Belgium World War I -- Belgium Cavell, Edith, 1865-1915 -- Monuments Cavell, Edith, 1865-1915 -- Tomb Cavell, Edith, 1865-1915 -- Portraits |
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| LC Classification: | D630.C3 | |
| Rights: | The copyright and related rights status of this material is unknown. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested. | |
| Is Part Of: | Collection: Kay Seidenberg Nursing Postcard Collection. | |
| Original Title: | Source: Original postcard: Edith Cavell 1865-1915 Heroine of the Great War, Kay Seidenberg Nursing Postcard Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Tompkins-McCaw Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va. |
| Title: | Edith Cavell 1865-1915 Heroine of the Great War. |
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| Name(s): |
Virginia Commonwealth University. Health Sciences Library. Special Collections & Archives, contributor VCU Libraries, publisher |
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| Type of Resource: |
still image text |
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| Genre: |
Material Type: Picture postcards Postcard |
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| Date Issued: | 1919-1930 | |
| Publisher: | Norvic Mill | |
| Physical Form: | postcards | |
| Extent: | 9 x 14 cm. | |
| Digitization Process: | Scanned with Epson Expression 10000 XL, at 24-RBG color, 600 dpi. | |
| Identifier(s): | CONTENTdm ID: kay/id/146 (CONTENTdm ID) | |
| Note(s): |
Postcard Text: Edith Cavell. Nurse Edith Cavell was the daughter of the Vicar of Swardeston, subsequently a resident of Norwich. During the Great War she nursed in the War Hospitals at Brussels & effected the escape of many British prisoners, for which she was arrested on August 5th & shot on October 12th 1915. The Cavell Nurses Home was opened in her memory, & a Memorial Statue stands opposite it on Tombland. After the War her body was brought to Norwich & interred under the shadow of the Cathedral Walls. Swardeston Church. Of which her father was vicar. Nurse Cavell's birthplace Swardeston. Nurse Cavell's Statue. Tombland. Nurse Cavell's grave. Publishing Note: Norvic Mill Jarrold's Crome Photo Series |
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City/Country Location: Norwich (England) Time Period: Twentieth century Norwich (England) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Tombs -- England -- Norwich Monuments -- England -- Norwich World War, 1914-1918 -- Atrocities -- Belgium World War, 1914-1918 -- Women Nurses -- England Nurses -- Belgium World War, 1914-1918 -- Monuments -- England -- Norwich Nurses -- Belgium Nurses -- Great Britain Prisoners -- Belgium Capital Punishment -- Belgium World War I -- Belgium Cavell, Edith, 1865-1915 -- Monuments Cavell, Edith, 1865-1915 -- Tomb Cavell, Edith, 1865-1915 -- Portraits |
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| LC Classification: | D630.C3 | |
| Rights Statement URL: | https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ | |
| Rights Statement: | Copyright undetermined | |
| Rights: | The copyright and related rights status of this material is unknown. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested. | |
| Is Part Of: | Collection: Kay Seidenberg Nursing Postcard Collection. | |
| Original Title: | Source: Original postcard: Edith Cavell 1865-1915 Heroine of the Great War, Kay Seidenberg Nursing Postcard Collection, Virginia Commonwealth University. Health Sciences Library. Special Collections & Archives, Richmond, Va. | |
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