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Operating Room

Date: 1911
Description: Doctors and nurses surround a patient on a gurney in an operating room at Stobhill General Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland.
Postcard

Sanitarium

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Prairie du Chien Sanitarium. Established in 1903, it became a general hospital in the 1930s. A group of people are posing on the lawn ...
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Methodist Hospital Sun Roof

Date: 1930
Description: Sunroof of the Methodist Hospital, showing patients, nurses, and a view of Lake Monona in the background.
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Hospital Room

Date: 1930
Description: Posed view of a patient room in the recently constructed Methodist Hospital, showing a nurse on the telephone near a bed, and a doctor and elderly patient ...
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St. John's Hospital Nursery

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Description: Two men, two women, and a number of newborns in the nursery at St. John's Hospital.
Book or Pamphlet

Sick Ward at Charity Hospital

Date: 1854
Description: An illustration of a nun/nurse carrying a pitcher in the sick ward of Charity Hospital. Patients lay in rows of beds along the walls.
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St. John's Hospital

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Description: Interior of the largest ward in St. John's Hospital, started in 1952. Nurses and doctors are standing by patients. One of the patients is sitting next to a...
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St. John's Hospital

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Description: Interior of the sun parlor of the childrens' ward at St. John's Hospital, started in 1952. A nurse sits between two children in wheelchairs.
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The Philadelphia Home for Incurables

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Description: Slightly elevated view of the Philadelphia Home for Incurables, established in 1877. Nurses stand near a group of patients sitting outdoors under trees, w...
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General Ward at the United States Naval Hospital

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Description: Interior of the general ward at the United States Naval Hospital, established in 1834 on the original site of Fort Nelson. Patients sit in chairs or lie in...
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United States General Hospital

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Description: View of Ward 15 of the United States General Hospital No. 7, as designated by the surgeon-general in 1918. Intended for returning soldiers' physical recons...
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United States General Hospital

Date: 1920
Description: Interior of the United States General Hospital No. 7, as designated by the surgeon-general in 1918. Intended for returning soldiers' physical reconstructio...
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"Inside the Cuckoo's Nest"

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Description: Two images from the documentary "Inside the Cuckoo's Nest" showing the similarities and differences in a security ward council meeting depicted in the film...
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Visiting in a Hospital

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Description: Two women in a hospital corridor. The woman on the left is sitting in a wheelchair reading a book, with one of her feet in a "boot." She is wearing a hospi...
Postcard

Madison General Hospital, Corner of a Six-Bed Room

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Description: Interior view of a hospital room with patients in the beds. One patient is reading a newspaper. Caption reads: "Madison General Hospital, Madison, Wis. Co...
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Philip in Bed

Date: 1924
Description: Philip George Brumder, son of Herbert Paul and Margaret Bouer Brumder, resting in a hospital crib holding a stuffed dog and a doll. His cheeks are swollen....

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