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Publisher
Stelling Agencies Ltd.
Date Published
1950-1965
Publishing Note
© Stelling Agencies Ltd. Box 465. Sta. A. Vancouver 1, B.C. Printed in U.S.A. Color photo by G. Morris Taylor
Postcard Text
Memorial Plaque Mt. Edith Cavell The beautiful snow-capped peak in Jasper Park serves as a massive monument in honor of the British nurse heroine of World War I. The plaque erected at the base tells the story of Nurse Cavell, and in this impressive setting, each year a service is held in her memory.
Postcard Number
No. 420 26139
Personal Name Subject
Cavell, Edith, 1865-1915
Topical Subject
War memorials -- Alberta; Mountains -- Alberta; World War, 1914-1918 -- Atrocities -- Belgium; World War, 1914-1918 -- Women; Nurses -- England; Nurses -- Belgium
Geographic Subject
Jasper National Park (Alta.); Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.)
Medical Subject
Nurses -- Belgium; Nurses -- Great Britain; Prisoners -- Belgium; Capital Punishment -- Belgium; World War I -- Belgium
City/Country Location
Jasper (Alta.)
Original Item Medium
postcards
Original Item Size
14 x 9 cm.
Genre
postcards
Local Genre
postcard
Type
Still Image; Text
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
The copyright and related rights status of this material is unknown. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Collection
Kay Seidenberg Nursing Postcard Collection
Source
Original postcard: Memorial Plaque Mt. Edith Cavell, Kay Seidenberg Nursing Postcard Collection, Accession Number 2016-02-01, Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
cavell_056a.jpg