Children's Ward | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Children's Ward

Children's Ward | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Light from a large window brightens the children's ward at Madison General Hospital.  A nurse in cap and uniform stands in the left foreground.  A young girl stands against the far wall between two iron patient beds; a child sits up in each of the two beds. Other furnishings include a wicker rocker, privacy screens, and bedside tables. The floor is tiled. There is a painted or stenciled frieze around the high-ceilinged room depicting windmills, sailboats and Dutch children at play.
DESCRIPTION
Light from a large window brightens the children's ward at Madison General Hospital. A nurse in cap and uniform stands in the left foreground. A young girl stands against the far wall between two iron patient beds; a child sits up in each of the two beds. Other furnishings include a wicker rocker, privacy screens, and bedside tables. The floor is tiled. There is a painted or stenciled frieze around the high-ceilinged room depicting windmills, sailboats and Dutch children at play.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:103167
Creation Date:circa 1920
Creator Name:Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Arthur M. Vinje photographs and negatives, circa 1914-circa 1962
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:CF 8065
Original Dimensions:9.5 x 7.5 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
On the reverse of the photograph is written, "Childrens Ward Madison Gen. Hospt. furnished and maintained by Attic Angels."
SUBJECTS
Dresses
Uniforms
Chairs
Interior decoration
Hospitals
Nurses
Patients
Pediatrics
Children
Hairstyles

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