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A nurse monitoring a patient in an iron lung, United States, 1951

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Back of postcard has section for handwritten note.
  • A White female nurse in white feels the temples of a White male patient in an iron lung.

  • Back of postcard has section for handwritten note.

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    Post Card
    [Stamp area] Place stamp here
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    U.S. Army Nurse Corps, 1901-1951
    5. Army nurses learn to use modern therapeutic devices. All graduate, registered nurses, their special skills and knowledge insure a high standard of nursing care for the men and women of the United States Army.
    FX-118-RPB-6-20-51-5M
    'Golden Jubilee- Army Nurse Corps'

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