Vintage Photos of American Hospitals
Take a step back in time with us. These vintage photos of American hospitals will put a whole new perspective on your next doctor’s visit, and they’ll make you incredibly thankful for the medical advancements of today.
Image Credit: Lewis Wickes Hine/Library of Congress
Weighing A Baby
Doctor and nurse at the American Red Cross Health Center at Hackensack, N.J. 1920.
Image Credit: Arthur Rothstein/Library of Congress
A Doctor And His Patient
Doctor recording medical history of patient, 1942.
Image Credit: Arthur Rothstein/Library of Congress
Patient on Scale
A Patient on scale with many others waiting their turn.
Image Credit: Library of Congress
Clinical Examination
Doctor making an examination in the clinic operated by the Taos County cooperative health association.
Image Credit: Marion Post Wolcott/ Library of Congress
Doctor and Nurse
Doctor and nurse measuring patient’s abdomen in prenatal clinic, Alabama, 1939.
Image Credit: Russell Lee/Library of Congress
Eye Examination
Doctor treats patient’s eye with a minor burn at the Farm Security Administration labor camp. Caldwell, Idaho, 1941.
Image Credit: Arthur Rothstein/Library of Congress
A Young Patient
Doctor in clinic with young patient, Texas, 1942.
Image Credit: Library of Congress
Health Clinic
Children awaiting health clinic doctor on recreation pier, N.Y.C.
A Preschool Clinic
Doctor examining child at preschool clinic. Greenbelt, Maryland, 1938.
Image Credit: Harris & Ewing/Library of Congress
Emergency Hospital
Inside the emergency room.
Image Credit: Library of Congress
Women’s Ward
Nurses and patients at the women’s section, St. Lukes Hospital, New York City.
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