The Soldier's Friend. : The Late Miss Florence Nightingale, O.M. 1910.

For Sale is a Full Page removed from "Black & White, August 20th, 1910," called "The Soldier's Friend," showing a Portrait Photograph of "The Late Miss Florence Nightingale,  O.M."

The services of Miss Florence Nightingale, who passed away on Saturday last in her 91st year, and upon whom King Edward VII. conferred the Order of Merit in 1907, to the cause of humanity and her devotion to the troops wounded in the Crimean War,  are cherished among the most splendid achievements of the Victorian era.  Longfellow crystallised her fame in four lines, which will never be forgotten.  The Freedom of the City was conferred on Miss Nightingale in 1908.

                                               "A Lady With A Lamp."

                                          A lady with a lamp shall stand
                                         In the great history of the land,
                                               A noble type of good,
                                               Heroic womanhood.



Condition is Very Good.