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Nurses on a British ambulance train near Doullens with their pet canaries

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AuthorUnknown
TitleNurses on a British ambulance train near Doullens with their pet canaries
NotesThe canaries were kept not only to cheer the wounded but also to give warning of gas attacks.
Item DateUnknown
Creation placeDoullens, France (Google Maps)
File typeImage
Item sourcePhotograph
Item mediumPhotographic paper
ContentPhotograph
KeywordsWomen, Medical, Transport
Collection IDQ 8739
Repository nameImperial War Museum Photographic Archive
Repository address
Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road
London
SE1 6HZ
UK
Repository URLhttp://www.iwm.org.uk/
CataloguerEverett Sharp
FilenameCXTIWMPHOTOS_Q_008739.jpg
CopyrightThe Imperial War Museum
Digital repositoryThe First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/1303