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- Frontier Nursing Service Jeep on Mountain Road near Hospital, Wendover, Kentucky, 1945 - The Frontier Nursing Service, established by Mary Breckinridge in 1925, brought qualified nurse-midwives and modern, life-saving healthcare to parts of eastern Kentucky that were accessible only by horse. In the early 1940s, a jeep could navigate the mountainous terrain and Breckinridge asked her patrons for help. Clara Ford, a longtime benefactor, secured one. Breckinridge named the jeep "Jane," Mrs. Ford's middle name.
- 1945
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Frontier Nursing Service Jeep on Mountain Road near Hospital, Wendover, Kentucky, 1945
The Frontier Nursing Service, established by Mary Breckinridge in 1925, brought qualified nurse-midwives and modern, life-saving healthcare to parts of eastern Kentucky that were accessible only by horse. In the early 1940s, a jeep could navigate the mountainous terrain and Breckinridge asked her patrons for help. Clara Ford, a longtime benefactor, secured one. Breckinridge named the jeep "Jane," Mrs. Ford's middle name.
- Book Used by Wilbur Wright, "A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene," 1881 - Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's <em>On the Origin of Species</em>, to poems by Virgil, to novels by Mark Twain. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.
- 1881
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Book Used by Wilbur Wright, "A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene," 1881
Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, to poems by Virgil, to novels by Mark Twain. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.
- Photograph of a Drawing of Dr. Howard's Office, July 19, 1960 -
- July 19, 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Photograph of a Drawing of Dr. Howard's Office, July 19, 1960
- Interior of Dr. Howard's Office at its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956 -
- March 01, 1956
- Collections - Artifact
Interior of Dr. Howard's Office at its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956
- Interior of Dr. Howard's Office at its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956 -
- March 01, 1956
- Collections - Artifact
Interior of Dr. Howard's Office at its Original Site, Tekonsha, Michigan, March 1956
- Starkey Laboratories S Series Behind-the-Ear Hearing Aid, 2010 -
- 2010
- Collections - Artifact
Starkey Laboratories S Series Behind-the-Ear Hearing Aid, 2010
- World War II Poster, "Enrichment is Increasing; Cereals in the Nutrition Program," 1942 -
- September 01, 1942
- Collections - Artifact
World War II Poster, "Enrichment is Increasing; Cereals in the Nutrition Program," 1942
- School of Nursing at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, June 1925 - 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.
- June 17, 1925
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School of Nursing at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, June 1925
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.
- Mary Breckinridge and Nurse in Frontier Nursing Service Jeep, Wendover, Kentucky, 1945 - The Frontier Nursing Service, established by Mary Breckinridge in 1925, brought qualified nurse-midwives and modern, life-saving healthcare to parts of eastern Kentucky that were accessible only by horse. In the early 1940s, a jeep could navigate the mountainous terrain and Breckinridge asked her patrons for help. Clara Ford, a longtime benefactor, secured one. Breckinridge named the jeep "Jane," Mrs. Ford's middle name.
- circa 1946
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Mary Breckinridge and Nurse in Frontier Nursing Service Jeep, Wendover, Kentucky, 1945
The Frontier Nursing Service, established by Mary Breckinridge in 1925, brought qualified nurse-midwives and modern, life-saving healthcare to parts of eastern Kentucky that were accessible only by horse. In the early 1940s, a jeep could navigate the mountainous terrain and Breckinridge asked her patrons for help. Clara Ford, a longtime benefactor, secured one. Breckinridge named the jeep "Jane," Mrs. Ford's middle name.
- Frontier Nursing Service Jeep Entering Wendover, Kentucky, 1945 - The Frontier Nursing Service, established by Mary Breckinridge in 1925, brought qualified nurse-midwives and modern, life-saving healthcare to parts of eastern Kentucky that were accessible only by horse. In the early 1940s, a jeep could navigate the mountainous terrain and Breckinridge asked her patrons for help. Clara Ford, a longtime benefactor, secured one. Breckinridge named the jeep "Jane," Mrs. Ford's middle name.
- 1945
- Collections - Artifact
Frontier Nursing Service Jeep Entering Wendover, Kentucky, 1945
The Frontier Nursing Service, established by Mary Breckinridge in 1925, brought qualified nurse-midwives and modern, life-saving healthcare to parts of eastern Kentucky that were accessible only by horse. In the early 1940s, a jeep could navigate the mountainous terrain and Breckinridge asked her patrons for help. Clara Ford, a longtime benefactor, secured one. Breckinridge named the jeep "Jane," Mrs. Ford's middle name.