City Hall as an emergency hospital during typhoid epidemic 1905, Nanticoke, Pa

City Hall as an emergency hospital during typhoid epidemic 1905, Nanticoke, Pa

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Publication:
[United States] : Scureman's Drug and Book Store, [1905?]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Typhoid Fever
Hospitals
Nurses
Epidemics
Pennsylvania
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
Postcard featuring a black and white photograph of a group of 15 nurses standing out in front of City Hall in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. The building was converted into a hospital during the typhoid epidemic.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 postcard : 9 x 14 cm
Provenance:
Purchase ; Michael Zwerdling ; 2004 ; 04-22.
Technique:
black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101612505 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
D05982
OCLC no.:
1499184390
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101612505