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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pat P, post: 82605, member: 201&quot;]It&#039;s a really small photo, about 2&quot; x 3&quot;, so no postcard back.</p><p><br /></p><p>My grandmother was born in 1884 in Russia and they came to the U.S. when she was four. They lived in NYC until the 1890s, then moved to New London. I think she became a nurse somewhere around 1905. </p><p><br /></p><p>I did more Googling to look at nurses&#039; uniforms and a couple in this photo from 1916 looked the closest...</p><p><a href="http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/gallery/nursing_uniforms_through_years?pg=2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/gallery/nursing_uniforms_through_years?pg=2" rel="nofollow">http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/gallery/nursing_uniforms_through_years?pg=2</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m thinking my grandmother&#039;s cap and uniform look softer, though, which make me think they might be a bit earlier, like 1905-1910? From what I saw on the web, it&#039;s almost like her uniform is transitional between Victorian and the 20s. </p><p><br /></p><p>When were wide belts popular? I&#039;m wondering if that would help date it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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