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Nurses and the U.S. Navy, 1917-1919 --
Scenes in Nurses' Quarters

This page features scenes in Naval Hospital Nurses' Quarters during the World War I era.

For more images of Nurses and the United States Navy during the World War I era, see:

  • Nurses and the U.S. Navy, 1917-1919;
  • Nurses and the U.S. Navy, 1917-1919 -- Group Photographs;
  • Nurses and the U.S. Navy, 1917-1919 -- Scenes on board Ships;
  • Nurses and the U.S. Navy, 1917-1919 -- Nurses' Uniforms;

    For additional pictorial coverage on Nurses and the United States Navy, see:

  • Nurses and the U.S. Navy -- Overview and Special Image Selection.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions.

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    Photo #: NH 60306

    U.S. Naval Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana


    Nurses playing cards, reading and relaxing on the screened porch of the nurses' quarters, circa 1918.
    Note Japanese lanterns and exposed electrical wiring.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 123KB; 740 x 600 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 42353

    U.S. Naval Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana


    Living room in Nurses' Quarters, circa 1918.
    Note wicker furniture and phonograph.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 103KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 71782

    U.S. Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Illinois


    Nurses reading and relaxing in the nurses' quarters, during World War I.
    Note piano at right.

    Donated by Mrs. D.M. Corn, Las Cruces, NM, in memory of Dr. K.L. Rosencrance, 1970.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 515 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 97244

    U.S. Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia


    Nurses with dog and flag, at the Hospital's Nurses' Quarters, Elks Home, Portsmouth, Virginia, during World War I.

    Collection of Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Elizabeth Leonhardt, USN(NC).

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 175KB; 545 x 765 pixels

     

    For more images of Nurses and the United States Navy during the World War I era, see:

  • Nurses and the U.S. Navy, 1917-1919;
  • Nurses and the U.S. Navy, 1917-1919 -- Group Photographs;
  • Nurses and the U.S. Navy, 1917-1919 -- Scenes on board Ships;
  • Nurses and the U.S. Navy, 1917-1919 -- Nurses' Uniforms;

    For additional pictorial coverage on Nurses and the United States Navy, see:

  • Nurses and the U.S. Navy -- Overview and Special Image Selection.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions.


    Return to Naval Historical Center home page.

    2 April 2000