Selected from among the more than 4,500 cards collected in the Zwerdling Nursing Archives, the world's largest collection of nursing postcard images, these exceptional scenes take you on a unique journey through the last hundred years of nursing care.

Features:

• Over 580 full-color postcard images allow you a glimpse into the lives of nurses, their work and their history from the 1890s to the present
• A unique global perspective includes postcards from over 65 nations, including the U.S., Britain, France, Italy, Germany, and Japan
• Informative chapter introductions and figure legends help you put the images into historical context
• A bibliography and endnotes offer additional support to historians and readers seeking more information on the postcards

Contents

1. Symbols of Care
2. Twentienth-Century Postcard Art
3. As Advertised
4. Portraits
5. War!
6. An American Photo Postcard Album
7. Parade of Nations

Index

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