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Fine antique and rare pair of albumen photos showing Empress Marie Feodorovna (1847-1928), Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna (1897-1918), Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna (1895-1918), daughters of Tsar Nicholas II, Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna (1882-1957), and Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna nee Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1854-1920) at the Winter Palace surrounded by nurses and medical staff. The second photo shows the hospital beds in one of the large ball rooms.
World War I was one of the most difficult struggles of the Russian Empire and one of the reasons for its fall and the subsequent revolution. The country faced huge losses and the Romanov family was actively helping the frontline’s needs, while the Empress and Princesses joined the Red Cross and were nursing the wounded soldiers.
The country lacked medical care and hospitals, so Nicholas II ordered the official tsar residence, the Winter Palace, be turned into one (He and his family had been living in Tsarskoye Selo outside the city since 1904). The hospital was named after Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich and was opened in 1915 and up to the 1917 October Revolution, when it was closed by the Bolsheviks, who transferred the patients to other clinics.
About six ceremonial halls were used as hospital wards, while special places were assigned for post-operative treatment and bandaging. The Winter Garden was used for the bathrooms and showers. The Gallery of the 1812 War served for the linen storage and as an X-ray room.
The surgical infirmary consisted of 1,000 beds and the hospital staff counted more than 200 people, including the chief physician, 34 doctors, 50 nurses, 120 hospital attendants, 26 household staff and ten clerical staff.
Size: 16.5 x 23 cm approx
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Royal: Tsar Nicholas II
To Commemorate: Hospitals
Type: Photos
Royalty: Russian Royalty
Manufacturer: Russian Imperial Court
Theme: Royalty
Features: Antique
Country/Region of Manufacture: Russian Federation
Vintage: Yes
