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Oxygen Delivery

Date: 11 04 1940
Description: James Robinson and E. Newton of the Professional Pharmacy prepare to load a Linde oxygen tank for home delivery.
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Red Cross Workers

Date: 09 21 1942
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 ...
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Mobile X-Ray Machine

Date: 08 13 1941
Description: Bus containing mobile x-ray machine with sign, "Wisconsin State Board of Health, Tuberculosis Survey." A male technician is standing beside the bus. The bu...
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Nurses Riding in an International K-160 Truck

Date: 09 25 1954
Description: Six nurses ride in the back of an International K-160 truck, along with an iron lung and a dummy in traction. The banner on the side of the truck reads: "H...
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Ambulance Corps Van

Date: 1941
Description: Men and women standing with an International Metro used by Czechoslovakian Relief. An airplane is in the background. All four people are wearing coats and ...
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Junior Red Cross Leadership Training

Date: 10 25 1949
Description: Bill Rayne, chairman of the motor corps division of the Junior Red Cross, unloads a box of cancer dressings for the Madison board of health during a Junior...
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International Ambulance

Date: 1949
Description: Rear view of an International KB-2 panel truck converted into an ambulance. The rear doors are open, allowing a view of the collapsible bed inside. The ori...
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Treatment of Wounded Soldier

Date: 08 09 1943
Description: Pfc. Harvey White of Minneapolis, Minnesota gives blood plasma to a wounded soldier lying on a stretcher, while civilian women and children look on from th...
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Boy Scouts Klondike Derby

Date: 01 13 1952
Description: Dr. David Williams, center left, looks over first aid equipment prior to the Boy Scouts Klondike Derby at Glenway Golf Course. In the background are other ...
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Group with Czechloslovak Relief Ambulance

Date: 1941
Description: A group of two men and two women stand near an International D-15-M (Metro) truck sold to Czechoslovakian Relief for service with the Czechoslovakian Army ...
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Czechoslovak Relief Committee

Date: 1941
Description: A group of men from the Chicago Czechoslovak Relief Committee are standing against an International D-15-M (Metro) truck sold to Czechoslovakian Relief for...
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Hostesses and Lieutenant in International Ambulance

Date: 1941
Description: Two TWA hostesses, Ruth Ellison and Eula Walker, are sitting inside an International D-15-M (Metro) truck sold to Czechoslovakian Relief for service with t...
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Hostesses with International Ambulance

Date: 1941
Description: Ruth Ellison, TWA hostess, looks into an an International D-15-M (Metro) truck converted into an ambulance and sold to Czechoslovakian Relief for service w...
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TWA Hostesses in International Ambulance

Date: 1941
Description: Two uniformed TWA Hostesses, Ruth Ellison and Eula Walker, examine the interior of an International D-15-M (Metro) truck sold to Czechoslovakian Relief for...
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Algerian Red Crescent Worker

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) worker preparing a syringe while squatting on the ground near boulders. In front of him is a collection of ...
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Red Crescent Man Pulling Tooth

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) worker pulling a tooth from a National Liberation Front member's mouth. In front of him is a collection of ...
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Red Crescent Worker

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) worker poses for a photograph while gathering supplies for tending to wounds. He wears a Red Crescent arm b...
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Apothecary Shop of General Hugh Mercer

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Description: Apothecary Shop of Hugh Mercer (1726-1777), soldier and physician during the Revolutionary War. Erected around 1760, the building was restored to provide m...
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Polio Vaccine in Transport

Date: 1955
Description: Polio vaccine being unloaded (?) from a Northwest airplane.
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Ernie and Lill Kallsen

Date: 10 1983
Description: "While vacationing at Cable, WI, Ernie Kallsen sustained a broken neck after diving into shallow water. Ernie, pictured with his wife Lill, had to wear a n...

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