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Portrait of a nurse in uniform.

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Portrait of Miss Georgina Pope, head nurse of First Canadian Contingent during the Boer war. Possibly in her nurse's uniform from Bellevue Hospital, New York

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South African War

The South African War was the first time a large Canadian force participated in an overseas conflict after Confederation. It lasted from 1899-1902.

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Soldiers of the South African War (1899-1902)