Artist/Photographer

G. Morris Taylor

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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

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_056b.jpg

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