CAPE
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- UNIFORM, MILITARY (NURSE)
- Date Range From
- 1916
- Date Range To
- 1919
- Materials
- WOOL, BRASS
- Catalogue Number
- P19920008001
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- UNIFORM, MILITARY (NURSE)
- Date Range From
- 1916
- Date Range To
- 1919
- Materials
- WOOL, BRASS
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Length
- 80.0
- Description
- NAVY BLUE CAPE WITH RED LINING & BRASS CLASP. CLASP HAS A LION'S HEAD AT EACH SIDE & JOINED WITH A SHORT CHAIN. 2 LOOP FASTENERS AT COLLAR, 3 BELOW COLLAR. COLLAR HAS MILITARY CUT. CHAIN HANGING LOOP AT BACK INSIDE COLLAR. 2 POCKETS ON RIGHT SIDE INSIDE LINING, 1 ON LEFT SIDE INSIDE LINING. LINING HAS NUMEROUS SMALL HOLES, WORN AROUND COLLAR & LEFT SHOULDER. SEE CONSERVATION REPORT.
- Subjects
- CLOTHING-OUTERWEAR
- Historical Association
- MILITARY
- HEALTH SERVICES
- History
- UNIFORM, NURSING SISTER, CANADIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS, BELONGED TO HELEN (NOBLE) HALL OF TABER, ALBERTA. HELEN SERVED IN CANADA, ENGLAND, AND FRANCE DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR, WITH THE NURSING STAFF, CANADIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. NICKNAMED “BLUEBIRDS” AFTER THEIR BRIGHT BLUE UNIFORMS, OVER 2500 NURSING SISTERS STAFFED CANADIAN OVERSEAS MEDICAL FACILITIES DURING THE CONFLICT. UPON HER DISCHARGE IN MAY 1919, HELEN NOBLE WAS HIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOLDIERS’ CIVIL RE-ESTABLISHMENT. DONOR IS SISTER TO UNIFORM'S FORMER OWNER (DECEASED) MRS. HELEN HALL (NEE NOBLE) FROM TABER AREA. FOR MORE INFO & PHOTO REFER TO ARCHIVAL DONATION MADE IN 1999 AND P20090010001.
- Catalogue Number
- P19920008001
- Acquisition Date
- 1992-01
- Collection
- Museum
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