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St. Luke's School of Nursing Mechanical Pencil

St. Luke's School of Nursing Mechanical Pencil - Pencil
Accession #: 3838.11
Title: St. Luke's School of Nursing Mechanical Pencil
Object Type: Pencil
Participants:
Physical Description: Red and gold mechanical pencil that reads: "1901 Golden Jubilee 1951 St. Luke's School of Nursing Spokane, Washington"
Description: Gertrude McKernan, Spokane, Washington, retired from Spokane Health Dept. R.N. WWI American Red Cross Nurse. Small box of Misc. Items plus military uniform from WWI. The McKernans were pioneers of Spokane. She received the Victory Metal and a medal with inscription " Repvlioqve Francaise" with Mlle. McKernan 1919 engraved. She served as a Red Cross Nurse in France during World War I.
Category: History
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
Medicine (Industry), Nursing (Industry->Medicine)
Dimensions:
length 4 1/8"
Materials/Techniques:
metal (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
1901 Golden Jubilee 1951 St. Luke's School of Nursing Spokane, Washington
Credit Line: Gift of the John Boone McKernan Family in memory of Inza Gertrude McKernan, 1998

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