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Baby Incubator at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, February 1941

THF145295 / Baby Incubator at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, February 1941
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Artifact Overview

In 1915, Henry Ford funded a new hospital for Detroit. Designed and built in consultation with leading medical experts, Henry Ford Hospital employed salaried doctors and charged low, fixed fees to patients. The hospital's medical staff included physicians, surgeons and nurses, as well as specialists in orthopedics, radiology, neonatal care, optometry, dentistry, and other fields.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

03 February 1941

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.74941

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10.938 in

Baby Incubator at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, February 1941