Harriet Douglas Whetten | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Harriet Douglas Whetten

Harriet Douglas Whetten | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Harriet Douglas Whetten (b.1822). Whetten was a volunteer nurse during the Civil War. She served on hospital ships out of New York and Philadelphia from 1862 to 1865, and later as nurses' superintendent at the Carver Hospital in Washington, D.C.
DESCRIPTION
Harriet Douglas Whetten (b.1822). Whetten was a volunteer nurse during the Civil War. She served on hospital ships out of New York and Philadelphia from 1862 to 1865, and later as nurses' superintendent at the Carver Hospital in Washington, D.C.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:1882
Creation Date: 1860
Creator Name:Unknown
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Collection Name:Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s)
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH 7119, Album 13.40
Original Dimensions:unknown
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This image is one of many images of the Civil War and its participants, held by the Society.
SUBJECTS
Furniture
Work clothes
Nurses
Civil War, 1861-1865
Indoor photography
Portrait photography
Women
Dresses
Aprons

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