This page provides textual information and thumbnail images for the front cover and pages 1-5 of Navy Nurse J. Beatrice Bowman's 1908-1915 album of her Navy service.
For introductory information on this album, see: S-581 -- General Description.
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Left: (blank). Right: Front Cover The outer covers are black fabric, embossed with a leather-like finish, without text. |
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Left: Inside Front Cover Group photograph of the first twenty members of the Navy Nurse Corps, circa October 1908. See Photo # NH 52960 for additional information on this image. Right: Page 1 Below upper left photo -- "Miss White C. Nurse 1909" Below lower left photo -- "U.S.N. H. Brooklyn" Below right photo-- "Malmey (?) children 1909". |
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Left: Page 2 Below left photo -- "Harold & Mary Jean (?)" Below center photo -- "Mary Jean (?)" To right of right photo-- "Nurses' Home U.S.N.H. Brooklyn 1910". Right: Page 3 Above upper left photo -- "Nurses House" Above upper right photo -- "East Annex" Below upper photos -- "U.S.N.H. Brooklyn 1909 --" Below lower left photo -- "Old Chapel used as museum -- to be a laboratory" Below lower right photo -- "Street leading to M.O.'s quarters". |
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Page made 1 January 2000
Page reformatted and additional text added 2 July 2004