National Nurses Week is celebrated every year from May 6, which is National Nurses Day, to May 12, which is the birthday of Florence Nightingale. After taking a moment to thank the nurses that you know, explore these
images of nurses in Nebraska Memories.
For a look at nursing uniforms of the past, check out these portraits of
Emily Anderson, taken in 1920, and this
unknown nurse, taken in the late 1890s or early 1900s. Their outfits are a far cry from the scrubs and comfortable shoes worn by nurses today.
Many of the images of nurses in Nebraska Memories are part of the
Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center collection. They depict many different aspects of life for students at the Immanuel Deaconess Institute School of Nursing. Images in this collection include a posed shot of
a group of freshman students, a team photo of the School of Nursing’s
women’s basketball team and a view of a
capping ceremony, in which students
received their nursing caps after their first year probation.
Visit
Nebraska Memories to search for or browse through many more historical images digitized from photographs, negatives, postcards, maps, lantern slides, books and other materials.
Nebraska Memories is a cooperative project to digitize Nebraska-related historical and cultural heritage materials and make them available to researchers of all ages via the Internet. Nebraska Memories is brought to you by the Nebraska Library Commission. If your institution is interested in participating in Nebraska Memories, see
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/nebraskamemories/participation.aspx for more information, or contact
Beth Goble, Historical Services Librarian, or
Devra Dragos, Technology & Access Services Director.
