Pictures of Nursing presents a selection of historic postcards from
the National Library of Medicine’s recently-acquired Zwerdling postcard collection, spanning a century of
nursing imagery. Nurses and nursing have been the frequent subjects of
postcards. These images are informed by cultural values; ideas about women, men,
and work; and by attitudes toward class, race, and national differences. By
documenting the relationship of nursing to significant forces in 20th-century
life, such as war and disease, these postcards reveal how nursing was seen
during those times.The online exhibition incorporates a “Digital Gallery,” which includes a selection of 585 postcards from the Zwerdling collection not shown in the special display.
About the National Library of Medicine
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is the world's largest library of the health sciences and a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Located on the Bethesda, Maryland, campus of the NIH, the Library is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, and its vast online resources are available free to the world at www.nlm.nih.gov. Admission to all onsite NLM exhibitions is free. For more information, visit www.nlm.nih.gov/about/visitor.html
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