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| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Harriet Douglas Whetten (b.1822). Whetten was a volunteer nurse during the Civil War. She served on hospital ships out of New York and Philadelphia from 18... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Woman on crutches entering the front office of the uranium tunnel to receive a uranium treatment. Several men sitting in front of the storefront on benches... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Students and adults of the State School for the Blind pose for a group portrait in front of the building. |
| Date: | 05 15 1935 |
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| Description: | View of a U.S. Pharmacopeia Exhibit about a class of medications called 'digitalis' at the annual Philadelphia on Parade. Digitalis medicines are used to i... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | View of a nurse or pharmacist taking notes in the front end of the prescription department at the St. Joseph Hospital Pharmacy. |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Erich Renner, breeder for International Guiding Eyes putting seeing eye guide dogs through their paces. A blind woman works with one dog while three German... |
| Date: | 04 1925 |
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| Description: | Three employees of the Publicity Division of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department: Mr. Cooley, Mr. Remley and Miss McNulty. |
| Date: | 11 22 1916 |
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| Description: | Nurse writing at a desk inside an office at McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in 1873 and became part of International Harv... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Eight nurses in uniform posing in front of a building (probably their workplace). Some of the women are holding a bedframe, pail, and a broom, and other it... |
| Date: | 04 11 1965 |
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| Description: | A hospital patient plays a scrabble game with an occupational therapist. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Women feed and rock newborn babies in a neonatal hospital unit. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Hospital or nursing home patients are able to view television in their rooms. |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | Dr. Nicholas Senn demonstrates surgical techniques at Rush Medical College. |
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| Description: | Tables are set up at a City Hall basement lobby as a venue for public access to the polio vaccine. |
| Date: | 01 17 1958 |
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| Description: | The installation of televisions in hospital rooms is a welcome addition to this patient at Misericordia Hospital. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Factory worker having his chest examined by a doctor inside a medical office at International Harvester's Auburn Works (formerly known as "Osborne Works").... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Mr. and Mrs. Simon Overby at home in their parlor with books, family portraits, and an organ with sheet music. Mr. Overby sits in a chair with a cane and a... |
| Date: | 09 17 1942 |
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| Description: | Health for Victory stage, set up with posters, stove and refrigerator for Oscar Mayer at the Eastwood Theater. On the stage is a woman pointing to a poster... |
| Date: | 09 21 1942 |
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| Description: | Large group of Red Cross Workers seated at tables, preparing surgical dressings in the assembly room at the American Federation of State, County and Local ... |
| Date: | 08 17 1942 |
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| Description: | State female employees making surgical dressings / bandages for the American Red Cross in the Wisconsin State Employees Association building, 448 W. Washin... |
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