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  4. Oldsmobile ambulance, Memorial Hospital, 1936
Oldsmobile ambulance, Memorial Hospital, 1936
Pendleton & Arto, Inc. Medical Supplies, 1930
Physician on Street Corner with Bag, 1932
Infant respirator used at Memorial Hospital, 1932
Student in Doorway (1932)
Student and Vent Outlet, 1932
Memorial Hospital Fever Box, 1935
Memorial Hospital Nursing Station, 1935
Nurses and nursing students in a hall at Memorial Hospital, 1935
Hermann Hospital School of Nursing graduating class (1936)
Maternity Ward Room, 1936
Hermann School of Nursing Class of 1936 Group Photo
Oldsmobile ambulance, Memorial Hospital, 1936
Flash board, 1936
X-ray viewing box at Memorial Hospital, 1937
Iron lung, Memorial Hospital, 1937
Hydrotherapy Machine: Therapeutic Bath, 1937
Memorial Hospital Tissue Room and Lab (1937)
Radiology Department at Memorial Hospital, 1937
Radiology Department at Memorial Hospital 2, 1937
X-ray Viewing Box at Memorial Hospital, 1937
Children in Front of Memorial Hospital's Cottage for Sick and Crippled Children on Christmas Eve (1937)
Iron lung machines in use at Memorial Hospital, 1937
Memorial Hospital from the air, circa 1928-1938
Aerial View of Jefferson Davis Hospital and Nurses' Home, Houston, Texas, 1938
Vivian Maddox, medical records librarian, and hospital “sweetheart”, 1938

Oldsmobile ambulance, Memorial Hospital, 1936

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Memorial Hospital System

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Until the 1950’s, civilian ambulances were used primarily to transport patients, not to treat them en route, so car-type models similar to hearses (many cars served as both) were standard. The taller,..

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Until the 1950’s, civilian ambulances were used primarily to transport patients, not to treat them en route, so car-type models similar to hearses (many cars served as both) were standard. The taller, van- or truck-based ambulance that could carry more equipment and allowed more room for emergency personnel to work replaced the sedan-delivery in the 1970’s. See more at finding aid.

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