Stretcher Collection (page 17)

We are on the home stretch : contemporary cartoon by Thomas Nast showing Liberal Republican candidate Horace Greeley
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1872. We are on the home stretch : contemporary cartoon by Thomas Nast showing Liberal Republican candidate Horace Greeley being carried home in a stretcher following his

Removing President James A. Garfield from the White House in September 1881
GARFIELD ASSASSINATION. Removing President James A. Garfield from the White House in September 1881

35th President of the United States. Senator Kennedy on a stretcher following spinal surgery, as his wife, Jacqueline
JOHN F. KENNEDY (1917-1963). 35th President of the United States. Senator Kennedy on a stretcher following spinal surgery, as his wife, Jacqueline, and his mother, Rose, stand over him

Firefighters during a chemical incident exercise, Egerton Road, Twickenham

CIVIL WAR: UNION FORT. Union soldiers in a fort on Morris Island in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Photograph, July or August 1863

CIVIL WAR: SPOTSYLVANIA. Soldiers carrying the wounded on stretchers near the Spotsylvania Court House in Virginia. Photograph, 1864

CIVIL WAR: HEADQUARTERS. Confederate headquarters of a field officer of the trenches, Morris Island, South Carolina. Photograph by Hs & Peale in 1863

CIVIL WAR: HEADQUARTERS. Confederate headquarters of a field officer of the trenches, Morris Island, South Carolina. Photograph by Hs & Peale in 1863

MARQUIS DE MONTCALM (1712-1759). Louis Joseph de Montcalm de Saint-Veran. French soldier, mortally wounded at the Battle of Quebec, 13 September 1759. Line engraving

FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR, 1870. Wounded French soldiers brought into Metz, France, during the Franco-Prussian War. Wood engraving, 1870

RAILROAD ACCIDENT, 1864. Accident on the Pennsylvania Central Railroad, 1864. Contemporary American wood engraving

Joyce Green Hospital - motor ambulance
A patient on a stretcher is being removed from a motor ambulance at the Joyce Green Smallpox Hospital at Long Reach near Dartford

Silhouettes of soldiers in wartime
Some of our lads -- silhouettes of soldiers in wartime. Including a piper playing the bagpipes, men standing on guard or chatting, a drummer, men carrying tools and materials for trench digging

British Chaplain writes for a wounded soldier
A British Chaplain writing home for a wounded British Tommy, seated on a stretcher with injuries to his right leg circa 1916

Air ambulance
An air ambulance owned by the Swedish Red Cross at sea. Malmo, 1923. Date: 1923

Turkish field artillery in action, WW1
Turkish field artillery in action during the First World War. Men of the Red Crescent (left) are carrying a wounded man on a stretcher. Date: 1914-1918

US Army Field Hospital and early ambulance - WWI Date: circa 1918

Busy communication trench, Mesopotamia, WW1
A busy communication trench in Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during an action, with walking wounded and stretcher cases, during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918

Avalanche victim aided by St Bernards
At the Hospice du Grand Saint- Bernard (2472m), dogs are trained to rescue unfortunate travellers who lose their way in the darkness and snow on the Alpine pass

Ambulance / Car Accident
An ambulance at the scene of a road accident Date: mid 1950s

City ambulance, 19th century
City ambulance, shown in cutaway form to reveal its interior with a stretcher and bed for the patient. This early ambulance would have been drawn by horses

Red Cross demonstration, USA, 1918
Red Cross demonstration. Nurses carrying a stretcher as part of a demonstration during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. The pandemic infected one fifth of the world population and killed between 20

KOREAN WAR, 1952. Western Front: Battle-weary allied soldiers carry their wounded after heavy fighting with Communist forces at " Old Baldy" Mountain

WW I: WOUNDED / MEDICS. Taking away the wounded in motor ambulances; Somme, France
WW I: WOUNDED/MEDICS. Taking away the wounded in motor ambulances; Somme, France

KOREAN WAR: WOUNDED. Photographed c1950

INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC, 1918. Red Cross workers at Washington, D. C. during the influenza epidemic of 1918
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC, 1918. Red Cross workers at Washington, D.C. during the influenza epidemic of 1918

RED CROSS POSTER, c1918. American Red Cross poster with a Madonna figure holding a wounded soldier on a stretcher. Lithograph by Alonzo Earl Foringer, c1918

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Litter-bearers bringing wounded men to a Union army field hospital after a Civil War battle in Viginia, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Wounded troops transported by train after the battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia, 1862, American Civil War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Wounded men carried from a fight with insurgents at Fish Creek during the Riel Rebellion in Canada, 1885. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

MAB First Ambulance
Side view of one of the first ambulances to be operated by Londons Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1880s for transporting fever and smallpox patients to and from the Boards hospitals

The interior of a British air ambulance
A photograph of a patient on a stretcher, with another stretcher above. The interior of the spacious cabin of a Vickers Vimy aeroplane equipped for medical purposes

Women at War / Medical
British women volunteer for medical work

Four bearers and patient (2 of 6)
Method of carrying a patient, with four bearers. (2 of 6)

Four bearers and patient (1 of 6)
Method of carrying a patient, with four bearers. (1 of 6)

Two bearers and patient (1 of 2)
Method of lifting a patient onto a stretcher, with two bearers. (1 of 2)

Four bearers and patient (5 of 6)
Method of carrying a patient, with four bearers. (5 of 6)

Four bearers and patient (6 of 6)
Method of carrying a patient, with four bearers. (6 of 6)

Four bearers and patient (3 of 6)
Method of carrying a patient, with four bearers. (3 of 6)

Four bearers and patient (4 of 6)
Method of carrying a patient, with four bearers. (4 of 6)

Beaune Hotel Dieu
A stretcher case is carried into the Hotel-Dieu at Beaune (which still stands today)

Franco-Pruss / Strasbourg
A Prussian bombardment of Strasbourg, across water, at night, firing with canons

Liverpool Infirmary
Crowd gathers around Stretcher case brought to Liverpool Infirmary, Brownlow Street

MotoGP: Ben Spies, Tech 3 Yamaha, is stretchered away after crashing
Ben Spies (USA), Tech 3 Yamaha, is stretchered away after crashing. MotoGP, Rd3, Monster Grand Prix de France, Le Mans Bugatti Circuit, France, 20-23 May 2010

GP2 Series: Michael Herck DPR is stretchered away following his start line shunt
Michael Herck (ROM) DPR is stretchered away following his start line shunt. GP2 Series, Rd 10, Race Two, Portimao, Portugal, 20 September 2009

Formula One World Championship: Takuma Sato Jordan is removed from the circuit after a huge accident
Takuma Sato (JPN) Jordan is removed from the circuit after a huge accident. Luckily he escaped with relatively minor injuries. Austrian Grand Prix, A1-Ring, Austria, 12 May 2002 BEST IMAGE

A Royal Navy Sea King helicopter evacuates a seriously injured walker who had fallen 250 feet on bow Fell in the Lake
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A Navy Sea King helicopter crew and mountain rescue team members treat a seriously injured walker who had fallen 250
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"Silent Heroes: The Stretcher Bearers of WW1" In the midst of the chaos and despair, their silhouettes emerged as beacons of hope. These were the stretcher bearers, brave souls who risked their lives to save wounded soldiers on the unforgiving battlefields of World War I. With unwavering determination, they navigated through treacherous terrains, carrying injured comrades on stretchers towards safety. Fast forward to Regatta and Carnival Week in Fowey, Cornwall, August 1993 - a celebration that echoed with echoes from history. As crowds cheered and laughter filled the air, it was impossible not to reflect upon those who had suffered during wartime. Their sacrifices paved the way for moments like these - joyous occasions where communities came together in unity. An image by Matania transported us back to an Advanced Dressing Station on the Western Front. Amidst blood-stained bandages and exhausted medics, stretcher-bearers worked tirelessly to provide critical medical care to those in need. Their selflessness knew no bounds as they fought against time itself. The Battle of Montgisard in 1177 depicted a different era but showcased a similar spirit. On canvas, we witnessed warriors being carried away on stretchers after valiantly defending their cause. Even centuries apart, humanity's commitment to aiding one another remained steadfast. From ancient times to modernity - glimpses into history revealed how innovation played its part too. The MAB First Ambulance Interior showed us how technology evolved over time; providing better equipment for saving lives while GWR staff converted parcel vans into ambulances during World War II – adapting swiftly amidst adversity. Yet even kings were not immune from injury or death; Baldwin I's passing illustrated that even leaders required assistance when fate dealt them a cruel hand. Closer home at Bilot stood The Buffs East Kent Regiment from NWFP, a testament to the stretcher bearers who served in conflicts across borders.