Six children sit on the grass outside of a building. A nurse kneels next to them and holds another child. An annotation on the bottom of the photo reads, "Jean & WD "M" girls"
  • Reference
    CA MAO XV-19.3-1994-14-1287
  • Description
    Six children sit on the grass outside of a building. A nurse kneels next to them and holds another child. An annotation on the bottom of the photo reads, "Jean & WD "M" girls"
  • Notes
    Caption from original archive: "Note on back: 'Jean Gerbrandt with a few of the 'smaller' patients.' This was the work of a Voluntary Service Unit at the Clearwater Lake Sanatorium for Indigenous and Inuit people in northern Manitoba."
  • Location
    Clearwater Lake Indian Hospital
  • Date
    August, 1955
  • Names
    Jean Gerbrandt
  • Minor Pictured?
    Yes
  • Original Archive
    The Canadian Mennonite/Mennonite Archives of Ontario

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