Nurse Norine Walsh posed outdoors in front of storage sheds and a stone wall at La Baule after World War I
Nurses--France--La Baule (Loire-Atlantique)
Sheds--France--La Baule (Loire-Atlantique)
Stone walls--France--La Baule (Loire-Atlantique)
View of E. Blanche Augustine's nurse friend Norine Walsh at La Baule after World War I standing in front of storage sheds and a stone wall
Robert L. Brown History of Medicine Collection
Albert Irving Hock, husband of Elsie Blanche Augustine, in his workshop
Photographic portrait of Albert Irving Hock, the husband of Elsie Blanche Augustine whom she married in 1929, at his workbench and machinery
Interior view of the fireplace in the living room of the Vittel, France Nurses Club
View of the large stone fireplace with metal hood decorated with an American eagle inside the U.S. Army nurses' club in Vittel, France
View of a winding road through the French town of Vittel, France
Winding unpaved road through the town of Vittel, France during the World War I period
Officer posed outside an Army base hospital dispensary at Vittel, France during World War I
Photographic portrait of an unidentified Army officer outside the dispensary at an Army base hospital in Vittel, France
Enlisted men posed outside train boxcars at La Baule, France
Soldiers--France--La Baule (Loire-Atlantique)
Railroad trains--France--La Baule (Loire-Atlantique)
Several enlisted men travelling in a train boxcar step outside for a photograph on their way home through La Baule, France after World War I
View of the 'Splendid Hotel' where the U.S. Army nurses stayed at La Baule, France on their way home after World War I
Hotels--France--La Baule (Loire-Atlantique)
Long view of the ornate 'Splendid' hotel at La Baule (Loire-Atlantique), France after World War I. La Baule, France was the point of embarkation for the U.S. Army nurses returning home after the end of World War I
View of the harbor at La Baule, France with fishing boats
Harbors--France--La Baule (Loire-Atlantique)
Shorelines--France--La Baule (Loire-Atlantique)
Fishing boats--France--La Baule (Loire-Atlantique)
View of the harbor at La Baule, France with moored fishing boats and the town in the background
Official document for release of E. Blanche Augustine from active duty in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps in 1924
Official release from active duty certificate for Elsie Blanche Augustine from the United States Army Nurse Corps signed by the Erie County, New York Clerk and dated May 5, 1924
View of New York Harbor with the Statue of Liberty as seen from the ship bringing home U.S. Army nurses and soldiers after World War I
Statue of Liberty National Monument (N.Y. and N.J.)
New York City Harbor and the Statue of Liberty greeted the ship on which the U.S. Army nurses and soldiers stationed at Vittel, France were taken home after the close of World War I
Nurse Norine Walsh standing in front of a camouflaged truck at the American Red Cross Headquarters at La Baule, France
U.S. Army nurse Norine Walsh posed in front of the American Red Cross headquarters where a camouflaged truck is parked at La Baule, France which was on the route of the ship taking home U.S. Army nurses and soldiers after World War I
Mobilization papers for E. Blanche Augustine from the United States Army Nurse Corps, War Department, Office of the Surgeon General
United States. Army Nurse Corps--Mobilization
Official mobilization papers for E. Blanche Augustine authorizing her assignment to active service as a reserve nurse in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps at Army Base Hospital No. 23 (Buffalo, New York sponsored hospital) in Vittel, France
Hotel Royal at La Baule, France which was on the route of the ship taking home U.S. Army nurses and soldiers after World War I
View of the elaborate Hotel Royal at La Baule, France which was on the route of the ship taking home U.S. Army nurses and soldiers after World War I
Fishing boat anchored along the shore at La Baule, France which was on the route of the ship taking home U.S. Army nurses and soldiers after World War I
View of a fishing boat that was anchored along the shore at La Baule, France which was on the route of the ship taking home U.S. Army nurses and soldiers after World War I
Soldier mourning at the Cross memorial to the fallen of World War I
Lone soldier pays his respects to his fallen comrades at the Cross Memorial in France at the close of World War I
View of an officer in front of the chateau at La Baule, France which was on the route of the ship taking home U.S. Army nurses and soldiers after World War I
Castles--France--La Baule (Loire-Atlantique)
Chateau and officer at La Baule, France which was on the route of the ship taking home U.S. Army nurses and soldiers after World War I
View of the Casino at La Baule, France which was on the route of the ship taking home U.S. Army nurses and soldiers after World War I
Casinos--France--La Baule (Loire-Atlantique)
Casino in the park at La Baule, France which was on the route of the ship taking home U.S. Army nurses and soldiers after World War I
View of the deck and bridge of the ship taking home U.S. Army nurses and soldiers after World War I
View of the ship deck and bridge on which the U.S. Army nurses and soldiers stationed at Vittel, France were taken home after the close of World War I
View of the crew in the rigging of the ship taking home U.S. Army nurses and soldiers after World War I
View of the crew in the rigging on the ship on which the U.S. Army nurses and soldiers stationed at Vittel, France were taken home after the close of World War I
View of the deck showing the life boats and a crew member of the ship taking home U.S. Army nurses and soldiers after World War I
View of the lifeboats and a crew member on the deck of the ship on which the U.S. Army nurses and soldiers stationed at Vittel, France were taken home after the close of World War I
View of the soldiers on the deck of the ship taking home U.S. Army nurses and soldiers after World War I
View of the soldiers on the deck of the ship on which the U.S. Army nurses and soldiers stationed at Vittel, France were taken home after the close of World War I
View of the deck and lower main mast of the ship taking home U.S. Army nurses and soldiers after World War I
View of the deck and lower midship mast of the ship on which the U.S. Army nurses and soldiers stationed at Vittel, France were taken home after the close of World War I
View of a rustic structure and bare trees in the snow near Vittel, France
Bleak view of country dwelling in snow surrounded by bare trees near Vittel, France
View of U.S. Army nurses walking along the Atlantic Ocean shoreline prior to going home after World War I
Distant view of U.S. Army nurses strolling along the Atlantic Ocean shoreline at La Baule during their trip home after World War I
View of a road through a country village near Vittel, France
Long view of the street running through a rural village near Vittel, France
Typical French family proudly posed outside their home in Vittel, France
French country family from around Vittel, France pose for a group portrait outside their country dwelling
Three U.S. Army nurses carrying packages stroll down the streets of Vittel, France
U.S. Army nurses stroll down the street of Vittel, France carrying packages from their shopping expedition
U.S. Army officer Waterhouse posed outdoors near Vittel, France
U.S. Army officer Waterhouse standing, cigarette in hand, for a photographic portrait in the countryside near Vittel, France
U.S. Army officers Herbert Paulson and Larry Page in uniform at Vittel, France
Herbert Paulson (left) and Larry Page (right), U.S. Army officers, pose in uniform alongside a country lane near Vittel, France
U.S. Army soldiers Forbes and Tommy Tobin seated in a World War I Army truck
Forbes (left) and Tommy Tobin (right), U.S. Army officers, sit in the driver seat of a U.S. Army military truck ready to embark upon their assigned delivery
U.S. Army officer R.F. Greene posed 'at ease' in the countryside near Vittel, France
R.F. Greene, a U.S. Army officer, presented the 'at ease' posture in a photographic portrait in the countryside outside Vittel, France. Inscription to E. Blanche Augustine on verso read: 'Best of luck to my adopted sister'.
U.S. Army soldier named Mac cooking on an outdoor stove in Vittel, France
United States. Army--Non-commissioned officers
Mac, a soldier at the U.S. Army Base Hospital in Vittel, France, cooks food on a cast iron stove in the outdoors near the hospital
U.S. Army officer Larry Page leaning on a fence in the countryside near Vittel, France
U.S. Officer Larry Page posed leaning on a split rail fence in the country outside Vittel, France
U.S. Army officer Larry Page and a fellow officer posed outside the Army hospital in Vittel, France
World War, 1914-1918--Hospitals--France--Vittel
U.S. Officer Larry Page and a companion officer standing in front of the stone entrance of the U.S. Army Hospital in Vittel, France
U.S. Army officer Herbert Paulson in civilian clothes out in the country pre-World War I
Partially torn photograph showing U.S. Army officer Herbert Paulson from Bismarck, North Dakota in civilian clothes enjoying himself out in the country prior to his enlistment in World War I
U.S. Army officer Eddie Bamford standing in the snow in the countryside near Vittel, France
Eddie Bamford, a U.S. Army officer and admirer of E. Blanche Augustine, posed in the snowy countryside surrounding Vittel, France
U.S. Army officer Eddie Bamford seated in a chair in the countryside surrounding Vittel, France
Eddie Bamford, a U.S. Army officer and admirer of E. Blanche Augustine, seated in a rattan armchair in the countryside surrounding Vittel, France
U.S. Army officer Eddie Bamford seated on rocks in the countryside near Vittel, France
Eddie Bamford, a U.S. Army officer and admirer of E. Blanche Augustine, seated on rocks in the countryside surrounding Vittel, France
U.S. Army officer Eddie Bamford lying in the grass in the country surrounding Vittel, France
Eddie Bamford, a U.S. Army officer and admirer of E. Blanche Augustine, lying in the grass out in the country surrounding Vittel, France
Close-up of U.S. Army officer Eddie Bamford lying in the grass in the country surrounding Vittel, France
Close-up view of Eddie Bamford, a U.S. Army officer and admirer of E. Blanche Augustine, lying in the grass out in the country surrounding Vittel, France
Nurse Norine Walsh posed with a French country peasant who is sawing firewood
U.S. Army nurse Norine Walsh posed with a French country peasant sawing wood with a bow saw outside a French country dwelling
View of the park and its boulevards in Vittel, France
Wide-angle view of a park, its wide boulevards for strolling and its ornamental statuary in Vittel, France
View of the lower half of the main façade of the Parc Hotel Hospital in Vittel, France
Wide-angle view of the lower half of the ornate façade and main gate of the Parc Hotel Hospital in Vittel, France
View of the main façade of the Parc Hotel Hospital and the park at its entrance in Vittel, France
Angled view of the ornate façade and park leading to the Parc Hotel Hospital in Vittel, France
View of the main façade of the Parc Hotel Hospital in Vittel, France
Wide-angle view of the ornate façade and main gate of the Parc Hotel Hospital in Vittel, France
Hospital worker Poilu posed outside the U.S. Army Hospital in Vittel, France
French hospital employee standing in front of the U.S. Army Hospital in Vittel, France
View of the American Red Cross Nurses Club at Vittel, France
United States. Army Nurse Corps--Societies and clubs
American National Red Cross. Nursing Service--Societies and clubs
Wide-angle view of the American Red Cross Nurses Club in Vittel, France with church steeple in the background which was frequented by the U.S. Army Hospital nurses
Nurse Norine Walsh posed outside the Villa Marie-Therese in Vittel, France
U.S. Army nurse Norine Walsh in coat and hat standing in front of the Villa Marie-Therese in Vittel, France
Nurses Norine Walsh and Martha Morningstar posed on the shore with a naval officer near Vittel, France
U.S. Army nurses Norine Walsh (left) and Martha Morningstar (right) posed along the shore with a naval officer near Vittel, France
Nurse Norine Walsh in coat and hat posed in a wooded outdoor setting near Vittel, France
U.S. Army nurse Norine Walsh in coat and hat standing on a wooded path near Vittel, France
Nurse Norine Walsh seated at a table with a book near a window
Interior portrait photograph of U.S. Army nurse Norine Walsh at table holding a book with a stove and brightly lit window to one side
Nurse Norine Walsh with two French women outside their home in Vittel, France
Photographic portrait of U.S. Army nurse Norine Walsh (far left) with two French women posed outside their home in Vittel, France
Nurse Norine Walsh standing on the rocky shore near Vittel, France
Photographic portrait of U.S. Army nurse Norine Walsh standing on a rocky shore near Vittel, France
Close view of the U.S. Army Hospital No. 9 sponsored and financed by the City of New York
Military hospitals, American--France--Vittel
Close view of the fenced-in U.S. Army Hospital No. 9 sponsored and financed by the City of New York
Distant view of the U.S. Army Hospital No. 9 sponsored and financed by the City of New York
Panoramic view of the fenced-in U.S. Army Hospital No. 9 sponsored and financed by the City of New York
Nurses Mary Mahl and Helene pose in the snow near Vittel, France
U.S. Army nurses Mary Mahl and Helene in warm hats and long coats pose before barren trees in the snow near Vittel, France
Nurse Martha Morningstar poses with three French children in their best dresses and hats
Three French children in their Sunday best clothes pose for a portrait with U.S. Army nurse Martha Morningstar (at far left)
Nurses Martha Morningstar and Elsie Blanche Augustine pose along a path in a country setting outside Vittel, France
Augustine, E. Blanche (Elsie Blanche), 1885-1970
U.S. Army nursing colleagues Martha Morningstar (left) and Elsie Blanche Augustine (right) pose along a garden path in the countryside around Vittel, France
Nurses Martha Morningstar and Elsie Blanche Augustine seated on a lawn in a country setting outside Vittel, France
U.S. Army nursing colleagues Martha Morningstar (left) and Elsie Blanche Augustine (right) relax on the grass in the countryside around Vittel, France
Hospital workers pose with a sterilizer outside the U.S. Army hospital
Two male hospital workers stand outside the hospital next to a large machine used for sterilizing hospital equipment and supplies
Horse-drawn fully loaded wagons on the main street of Vittel, France
View of horse-drawn wagons pulling heavy loads down the main street of Vittel, France past French shops and restaurants
View of the Vittel, France main street buildings
Vittel (France)--Buildings, structures, etc.
View of the main street buildings of Vittel, France
View of the Vittel, France main street with horse and wagon
View of the main street buildings of Vittel, France with a horse-driven wagon in the foreground
Exterior view of the splendid hotel at La Baule after World War I
View of the exterior of the ornate and splendid hotel at La Baule (Loire-Atlantique), France after World War I. La Baule, France was the point of embarkation for the U.S. Army nurses returning home after the end of World War I
View of the Atlantic Ocean shoreline at La Baule after World War I
Panoramic view of the Atlantic Ocean shoreline at La Baule after World War I. La Baule, France was the point of embarkation for the U.S. Army nurses returning home after the end of World War I
View of the Atlantic Ocean at La Baule on the way home after World War I
View of the Atlantic Ocean from the shoreline at La Baule on the way home to the U.S. after World War I. La Baule, France was the point of embarkation for the U.S. Army nurses returning home after the end of World War I
Exterior view of the U.S. Army base hospital at Vittel, France
View of the exterior of the U.S. Army base hospital in Vittel, France
Exterior view of a portion of the U.S. Army base hospital at Vittel, France
View of the exterior of a section of the U.S. Army base hospital in Vittel, France
Picturesque entrance to the Grand Hotel in Vittel, France
View of the elaborate entrance leading to the Grand Hotel in Vittel, France
Three French school children pose outdoors in their best clothes near Vittel, France
Photographic portrait of three French school children in their best outfits in the countryside near Vittel, France
French school children pose outside their school building in Vittel, France
View of French school children in front of their Vittel, France school building
French peasants in front of their home in Vittel, France
View of French peasants in front of their home in Vittel, France
View of a cultivated farmer's field outside Vittel France with the town in the background
Panoramic view of the French countryside across a farmer's field near Vittel, France with the town in the background
Elsie Blanche Augustine posing with soldier Eddie Bamford in the countryside outside Vittel, France
E. Blanche Augustine and her admirer soldier Eddie Bamford on a walk in the country outside Vittel, France
Nurse Norine Walsh posing with the French family Cure in the countryside outside Vittel, France
E. Blanche Augustine's friend Norine has her portrait taken in the company of a French rural family outside Vittel, France
View of the countryside dotted by trees outside Vittel, France
Panoramic view of the French countryside with trees outside Vittel, France with the town in the background
View of the countryside with fencing outside Vittel, France with town in the background
Panoramic view of the French countryside with fences outside Vittel, France with the town in the background
View of the countryside and a small village outside Vittel, France
Panoramic view of one of the small villages surrounding Vittel, France
View of the countryside outside Vittel, France
Panoramic view of the lush countryside outside Vittel, France
Distant and panoramic view of the town of Vittel, France from the surrounding countryside
Panoramic and very distant view of the town of Vittel, France from the perspective of the surrounding countryside
Distant view of the town of Vittel, France from the surrounding countryside
Panoramic and distant view of the town of Vittel, France from the perspective of the surrounding countryside with hills in the background
View of the U.S. Army hospital in Vittel, France from the rooftops
Panoramic rooftop view of the U.S. Army hospital in Vittel, France
View of the rooftops of Vittel, France and the countryside beyond
Panoramic rooftop view of the town center of Vittel, France and the countryside beyond
Panoramic rooftop view of the town center of Vittel, France
View of the rooftops and a church steeple of Vittel, France
Panoramic rooftop view of the town center of Vittel, France including a very prominent church steeple in the center
Funerary procession of soldiers along the Vittel, France street in honor of Captain Burrows' funeral and burial
Long line of soldiers in overcoats parade along the Vittel, France town center street in honor of Captain Burrows funeral and internment
View of the back of two nurses in long coats walking toward Vittel, France town center
View of the backs of two nurses in coats and hats walking toward the Vittel, France town center from the water's edge
Portrait of Elsie Blanche Augustine framed by the curve of a slatted park bench
Outdoor photographic portrait of Nurse Elsie Blanche Augustine optically framed by the close-up curve of a wooden slatted park bench in Vittel, France
Long view of Elsie Blanche Augustine on a foot bridge in a snowy Vittel, France landscape
Long view of Nurse Elsie Blanche Augustine in overcoat and hat pausing on a wooden foot bridge during a brisk walk on a snowy day in a Vittel, France park
Nurse Elsie Blanche Augustine posing on a foot bridge in a snowy Vittel, France landscape
Nurse Elsie Blanche Augustine in overcoat and hat pausing on a wooden foot bridge during a brisk walk on a snowy day in a Vittel, France park
Nurses Elsie Blanche Augustine and Martha Morningstar outside an elegant building in Vittel, France
Nurses Elsie Blanche Augustine (left) and Martha Morningstar (right) pose in front of an elegant building in Vittel, France
Nurse Elsie Blanche Augustine lounging in a country setting near Vittel, France
Busy nurse Elsie Blanche Augustine in a moment of relaxation lying on the grass in the tranquil countryside near Vittel, France
Nurses Elsie Blanche Augustine and Martha Morningstar in the countryside near Vittel, France
Nurses Elsie Blanche Augustine (left) and Martha Morningstar (right) pose in the countryside near Vittel, France
Nurse Ada Hamilton training dogs in the outdoors near Vittel, France
View of Ada Hamilton in street clothes training two dogs in the open air at Vittel, France
Nurses Ada Hamilton and Elsie Blanche Augustine on a stroll down the street of Vittel, France with soldier Tommy Tobin
Long view of nurses Ada Hamilton (at left) and Elsie Blanche Augustine (at right) with soldier Tommy Tobin strolling down a street in Vittel, France
Nurse Ada Hamilton with walking stick strolling with soldier Tommy Tobin in the countryside near Vittel, France
Nurse Ada Hamilton, holding a walking stick, strolling with soldier Tommy Tobin in the French countryside near Vittel, France
Nurse Ada Hamilton with soldier Tommy Tobin in the countryside near Vittel, France
Nurse Ada Hamilton with soldier Tommy Tobin strolling together in the French countryside near Vittel, France
Nurses Ada Hamilton and Elsie Blanche Augustine on a countryside stroll with soldier Tommy Tobin
Group photograph of nurses Ada Hamilton (at left) and Elsie Blanche Augustine (at right) with soldier Tommy Tobin strolling in the countryside near Vittel, France
Nurse Anne Austin posed on the water's edge near Vittel, France
Full-length photographic portrait of Nurse Anne Austin in street attire, posed along the water's edge near Vittel, France. Anne Austin of Lockport, New York was one of E. Blanche Augustine's best friends who graduated from the same nursing school in 1914 and who went to France with Blanche to work in the Buffalo, New York U.S. Army Hospital No. 23.
Four U.S. Army nurses in street attire posed on the concrete steps of their hospital quarters
Four nurse friends pose on the concrete stairway that leads to their hospital nurses' quarters in Vittel, France including (left to right): Margaret Daley, Jo Ballou, Ella Rinn and Anne Austin