American Legion Auxiliary
Title
American Legion Auxiliary
Subject
Description
Photo of a polio patient. A young woman is lying in a hospital bed with a hose coming from an air compressor to a chest respirator. On the floor, next to the air compressor, is a larger chest respirator. Above her is a handle, used to pull herself up, in her bed. Behind her is a murse with a tray that has an unidentified object on the tray. The nurse is wearing a dress and a hat. She has a pin on the upper left part of her dress. A framed picture on the left wall is of a woman playing the piano. On the back wall is a large window over which a window shade has been pulled down. Drapes can be seen on their side of the window. Below the window is a heat radiator. A light can be see hanging from the ceiling. In front of the right windows is an unidentified piece of hospital equipment that was used with polio patients. The windows on the right side have window shades and drapes on both sides of the windows. Exact location unknown. Unidentified.
Date Created
4/15/1944
Rights
This image cannot be copied or reproduced without the written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center. This image may be freely used for education uses, so long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this image file is permitted without written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center.
Format
jpg, tiff
Medium
black and white Kodad Safety Film
Type
.jpg
Identifier
20106-003
Spatial Coverage
Dickinson, N.D.
Original Format
Safety Film Negative
Physical Dimensions
5 x 7
Address
Cataloguer's Notes
No receipt.
Physical Location
Box 88-3
Ordering Info
http://www.dickinsonmuseumcenter.com/fees/
Citation
“American Legion Auxiliary,” Southwestern North Dakota Digital Archive At the Dickinson Museum Center, accessed April 24, 2024, https://dmc.omeka.net/items/show/42935.
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