Nurse Attending Patient in Oxygen Tent at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, June 1946
THF117533 / Nurse Attending Patient in Oxygen Tent at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, June 1946
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Artifact Overview
In June 1925, Henry Ford Hospital opened a School of Nursing. The two-story Education Building featured classrooms, lecture halls and a gymnasium. The six-story Clara Ford Nurses Home had living quarters for 300 students. The school's first class included 93 young women enrolled in the three-year, tuition-free program.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
11 June 1946
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.82862.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10.875 in
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