Nurse Will Make the Bed | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Nurse Will Make the Bed

Nurse Will Make the Bed | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Photographic postcard of the Middleton family dog, in nurse's dress and cap, straightening the bedding on a doll cradle as the cat sits in a chair, bandaged and covered with a blanket.
DESCRIPTION
Photographic postcard of the Middleton family dog, in nurse's dress and cap, straightening the bedding on a doll cradle as the cat sits in a chair, bandaged and covered with a blanket.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:80509
Creation Date: 1909
Creator Name:Middleton, Clara, 1852-1910
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Middleton family photographs, circa 1892-circa 1950s
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH 6407.1.1
Original Dimensions:5.5 x 3.5 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
One of a series of photographs of the Middleton pets dressed as patient and nurse. Forest Middleton noted in his diary February 6, 1909, "... helped Ma take some pictures of Tootsie and the cat dressed up and in a baby carriage." See also Image IDs: 80488, 80496, 80505, 80512, 80514, 80516, and 80519.
SUBJECTS
Cats
Dogs
Pets
Costume
Hats
Furniture
Interior decoration
Medicine
Indoor photography
Portrait photography
Toys

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