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The Nurses: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:00pm.
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Washington circa 1925. "Homeopathic Hospital." Which seems to have been at the corner of Second and N. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.
Patience
Submitted by T.U.M. on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 2:07pm.
The girl elected to play the patient doesn't look too confident in her fellow students. She's glancing all kinds of askance at the girl with the funnel and tube - can't imagine why!
Holy clown shoes!
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 1:51pm.
The chickadee on the right must have some long toes, or they ran out of 7's in the supply closet.
What is it?
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 1:50pm.
Anyone have any idea what the piece of furniture just to the left of the foot of the bed is used for?
[It's a chair, often used for sitting. - Dave]
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