M0011539: Portrait of Edith Cavell (1865-1915)

Previous title, replaced April 2021: Edith Cavell, 1865-1915, photograph, Daily Mirror.

Photograph published in the the Daily Mirror, 12 October 1915 of Edith Cavell (1865-1915) British nurse, sitting with two dogs. There is a quote beneath the photograph: "I have seen death so often that it is not strange or painful to me. I am glad to die for my Country." Brussels, October 12th 1915.

1950

1 photograph glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.