[Physician's waiting room]

[Physician's waiting room]

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Publication:
[United States?] : [publisher not identified], [between 1945 and 1955?]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Nurses
Physicians' Offices
Patients
Obesity
Genre(s):
Postcards
Abstract:
A color humorous postcard featuring a waiting room in a physician's office. The sign on the wall reads: Dr. Harry K. Stone. Hours 7:30 A.M.--?. A nurse is sitting at the desk typing on the typewriter. On the right, owerweight, tired looking patients are sitting on the sofa waiting for their turn. One obese woman is getting into the physician's office. On the left, slim, smiling, and happy patients are exiting the office. Artist signature in lower right-hand corner.
Copyright:
This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
Copyright Holder:
Unknown; Source: Research; Research date: 20151127
Extent:
1 postcard : 9 x 14 cm
Provenance:
Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
101666296 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
D05364
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101666296