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Unidentified Nurse

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Close-up of a smiling woman. She is wearing a nurse's uniform, and her collar is fastened by a brooch with a Star of David on it.This was at a teaching hospital in Breslau (Wrocław), where the medical staff was entirely Jewish. The hospital was destroyed in 1938.

Date Created:
1938

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Date Created
1938

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COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W01314F
Legacy ID
WHi 138569

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Photographs
Israelitisches Krankenhaus — Medical Staff

Israelitisches Krankenhaus — Medical Staff

1938

Group portrait of six women posing on the steps of a building. The women are all wearing uniforms that suggest they are nurses or other medical staff. They work at a teaching hospital in Breslau (W...

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Israelitisches Krankenhaus — Exterior

Israelitisches Krankenhaus — Exterior

1935

Exterior view of the Israelitisches Krankenhaus, a teaching hospital in Breslau (Wrocław), Poland. The medical staff was Jewish, though patients were not exclusively Jewish. The hospital was destro...

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Breslau — Israelitisches Krankenhaus

Breslau — Israelitisches Krankenhaus

1938

Two panoramic views, including caption, of a teaching hospital in Breslau (Wrocław), Poland: one view is from across a street, and the other is an elevated view. The hospital's medical staff was Je...

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Israelitisches Krankenhaus — Exterior

Israelitisches Krankenhaus — Exterior

1929

Elevated exterior view of a building, mostly obscured by trees. This is a teaching hospital in Breslau (Wrocław), Poland, at which the medical staff was Jewish. The hospital was destroyed in 1938.

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Unidentified Medical Staff

Unidentified Medical Staff

1938

Three women in lab coats posing together. Behind them is a counter and shelves with bottles on them.This was taken at a teaching hospital in Breslau (Wrocław), Poland. The medical staff was entirel...

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Nurse with Infant

Nurse with Infant

1938

A woman in a nurse's uniform is standing and leaning against a cabinet while holding an infant in her arms. Behind her is a clock, a sink, and a wastebasket.

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