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Nurses working for the Henry Street Visiting Nurse Service in New York City took these snapshots, which show their lives and the lives of the families they cared for in the 1930s.

Smiling white woman holding newborn baby outside.

“Mrs. Pallone is happy over the new baby even though her husband has been injured and cannot work for some time.”

The Henry Street Visiting Nurse Service provided much needed care for families, and referrals to employment agencies, food pantries, and other resources, as well.

Courtesy U.S. National Library of Medicine