Reference : V-P-HIST-02776-08
Caption : Clara Barton. Croix-rouge américaine.
Person appearing :
BARTON, Clara (-)
Confidentiality level : public
Publication restrictions : publication subject to restrictions
Copyright : ICRC archives (ARR)
Description : Born in North Oxford, Massachusetts, on Christmas Day in 1821, she rose from small farm background to become a schoolteacher, governement worker, Civil War nurse, women's prison superintendent and dedicated humanitarian. Altough not a religious woman, late in life she endorsed the Christian Science movement and dabbled in spiritualism, consulting mediums and astrologers on occasion.
Original material : print
Resolution : 2810x3538
Orientation : portrait
Colour/B&W : black and white

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