Sujet
The late Empress Augusta of Germany and Queen of Prussia, 1890. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
The late Empress Augusta of Germany and Queen of Prussia, 1890. Portrait from a photograph by Jamrath and Son, published by Carl Hockner. '...during the war of 1866 between Prussia and Austria, it was by her efforts and influence that, all over Germany, societies or guilds of women were formed under the Red Cross standard, in connection with the central organisation in Berlin. These societies had for their common object the care of the sick and wounded in public hospitals and in private dwellings, the relief of the families of absent soldiers, and the support of widows and orphans. The Empress recognised the vast importance of placing these beneficent organisations on a more enduring basis, in order that they might render help, not only in war time but during peace, on occasions when any part of the Fatherland was suffering from calamities, such as epidemics, famines, inundations, extensive railway accidents. The Red Cross on a white ground is the badge of the society...The object of the Red Cross Women's Union is not only to relieve suffering by money, but to comfort and permanently improve the condition of those who are assisted'. From "Illustrated London News", 1890.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM25A51_127
Model release
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Property release
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Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
47,6Mo (9,0Mo) / 29,9cm x 39,9cm / 3535 x 4710 (300dpi)