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Hospital Shwebo with Different Descriptions of Ambulances

Felice Beato1887–1897

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

British soldiers stand in groups outside a hospital building demonstrating different ambulance types. On the left is an elephant with a chair on its back, loaded up with soldiers. In the center, men are holding a litter with a patient inside. On the right is a cart pulled by oxen.

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  • Title: Hospital Shwebo with Different Descriptions of Ambulances
  • Creator: Felice Beato
  • Date Created: 1887–1897
  • Location Created: Shwebo, Burma; Shwebo, Myanmar
  • Physical Dimensions: 19.8 × 27.1 cm (7 13/16 × 10 11/16 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 2007.26.203.11
  • Culture: English
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Partial gift from the Wilson Centre for Photography
  • Creator Display Name: Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
The J. Paul Getty Museum

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