M0003619: Greenwich palance and Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital
- Date:
- 2 October 1933
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/29/88
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Dread N Ought
Description
Photograph of a print publication of two images. The top image shows a view of old Greenwich Palace in the background, given as a hospital for old sailors, and showing Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital to the right in Greenwich, London. Dreadnought was used as a first hospital ship for infectious diseases with an ambulance boat alongside. The bottom image is a photograph of the gateway of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a statue of its founder, King Henry VIII.
Publication/Creation
2 October 1933
Physical description
2 photographs on 1 plate glass plate negative; 12 x 16 cm
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request