HOBJ2949 Accession Number: HOBJ2949

Description

Lady Edwina Mountbatten (right), smiles as she receives an injection in her left arm from a nurse in a hospital in Japan. The nurse who is inoculating Lady Mountbatten is dressed in a white uniform and is possibly a member of a US Army medical unit. Lady Mountbatten is visiting hospitals and other medical facilities in Southeast Asia in her capacity as Superintendent in Chief St John Ambulance Brigade, and Chairman of St John and Red Cross Services Hospitals Welfare Department.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ2949
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c April 1952
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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