Dr Norman Bethune (白求恩) on horseback, travelling from the hospital to military HQ
Collection
Identifier
ML08-d035
Copyright
© Lindsay Family
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: ML08-d035. Henry Norman Bethune (1890-1939) was a Canadian thoracic surgeon who supported the Chinese Communist Party’s Eighth Route Army from January 1938 until he died of blood poisoning on 12 November 1939. Bethune brought modern medicine to rural China and established training for doctors, nurses and orderlies. He is celebrated and honoured in China and Canada. See ML02-d162 (another print).
Caption on photograph
Location
Date
1938
Photographer
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
