William Osler, one of the founding physicians of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, had a son, Edward Revere Osler. In 1915 Revere, as he was known, dropped out of Oxford’s Christ Church College to join the war effort. In August 1917, serving in Belgium…
Thomas Boggs sent this kit to his colleague and former teacher, the surgeon William Halsted, who remained at his post in Baltimore. Halsted took a keen interest in the Hopkins unit’s surgical work in France and corresponded with several of them,…
Seated, from left to right: 1) Prof. G. C. Whipple; 2) Dr. G. C. Shattuck; 3) Miss H. Bailey; 4) Miss A. Fitzgerald; 5) Dr. R. P. Strong; 6) Miss G. Cowlin; 7) Dr. Lina Potter; 8) Mr. H. E. Scarborough.
Maltese cross made of metal with red enamel arms and a circle in the center bearing the profile of King George V on the front; suspended from a dark blue ribbon with crimson edge stripes. Inscriptions Back: “Faith,” “Hope,” “Charity,” and “1883” each…
From February 1916 to December 1917, Alice Fitzgerald (class of 1906) was the Edith Cavell Memorial Nurse sponsored by a Massachusetts chapter of the American Red Cross to serve with the British Expeditionary Forces Nursing Service Reserve at…
Rectangular bronze medal with bas-relief on front with a Red Cross nurse walking beside a blinded and wounded soldier and aiding him along as he leans on a stick; decorated above with fronds of ivy -symbol of fidelity and attachment -and the shield…
The medal was created on 23 June 1920 and presented to military and auxiliary services who served between 2 August 1914 and 11 November 1918. Circular bronze medal with integral bar for suspension decorated with oak leaves; front features the head of…