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Negative - Sydney, New South Wales, 1940 Image Reg. No: MM 8615

Negative - Copy
Description Of Content:
Three nurses posing with a skeleton, known as 'Hector', outside Prince Henry's Hospital.
Acquisition Information:
Copied from Mrs Brenda Lee, 1991
Acknowledgement:
The Biggest Family Album of Australia, Museum Victoria
Discipline: Technology

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Tagged with: healthcare medicine, hospitals, humour, nurses, skeletons, uniforms, verandahs
Themes this item is part of: Clothing & Textiles Collection, Images & Image Making Collection, Medicine in Society Collection, The Biggest Family Album in Australia Collection
Primary Classification: MEDICINE & HEALTH
Secondary Classification: Nursing
People Depicted: Groppler, Brenda; Coleman, Jean; Banks, Essie
Organisations Depicted: Prince Henry's Hospital
Format: Negative: Black & White; 35 mm
Place & Date Depicted: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1940

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