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B/W print; a nurse in a converted ambulance, 1939

© TfL

Main details

Main details for this item.
Reference number
1998/37696
Description
A nurse stands in the open rear emergency exit doorway of a T-type Green Line coach (No T216) which has been converted into an ambulance. The coach was used to evacuate patients and staff from Westminster Hospital, prior to the outbreak of the Second World war. A poster on the inside of the door has a series of photographs documenting the evacuation.
Photographer
Dates
1 Sep 1939
Collection
Object type
  • B/w print
Photograph number
Ukn
Location
Topics
Completeness
71%
  • Physical description

    Dimensions
    AttributeValue
    Height
    mm
    Width
    mm
    Descriptive size
    8x6ins
    Item content
    AttributeValue
    Text
    On building: W Weddel
    On rear door: Emergency exit only
    Design
    AttributeValue
    Shot
    Medium exterior
  • People involved

    RolePerson(s) involved
    Photographer
    unknown, 1 Sep 1939