British women ambulance drivers – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures British women ambulance drivers in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Women who drove ambulances for the British war effort during the First World War are the focus of this glass negative, which the Bain News Service titled with a caption that the Library of Congress notes has not been independently verified. Driving military vehicles was unusual work for women at the time, and many of those who took it on were volunteers from middle- and upper-class families who had trained as drivers and mechanics. The Bain News Service, a New York agency, circulated pictures like this to newspapers, so the image reflects how wartime service by women reached American readers.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch six loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,748 × 4,141 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-26267 |
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