[Polio hospital at Overseas Replacement Depot]
Title
[Polio hospital at Overseas Replacement Depot]
Date
1947-11-20
Creator (individual)
Martin, Carol W., 1911-1993
Subject headings
Hospitals -- North Carolina -- Greensboro -- History Poliomyelitis
Place
Greensboro (N.C.)
Description
November 20 , 1947 . Order card notes , "Hadaway , Norris . Carolina Theater . Shoot scouts running projector and include as many kids as possible-Make 2 8 x 10 glossies . 1-to N . Hadaway . 1-to Leo Thompson of Boy Scouts. " Photos of eight beds scattered around a large room in the temporary polio hospital located at the Overseas Replacement Depot (ORD) . The beds are occupied by children , at least two of whom are African American . The photos also show white nurses , possibly an African American nurse , and three white boys or men setting up a projector .
Type
Image
Original format
photographs
Original publisher
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]
Language
en
Contributing institution
Greensboro History Museum
Contact Information
Greensboro History Museumhttp://greensborohistory.org/
Source collection
Martin Studio Collection
Series/grouping
Main Collection
Folder
1638
Finding aid link
http://archives.greensborohistory.org/photographs
Rights statement
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Additional rights information
IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse. Greensboro History Museum has permission to use in exhibits and publications. Commercial use restricted.
Object ID
GHM_Martin_01638a
Digital access format
Image/jpeg
Digital publisher
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304
Sponsor
LSTA grant administered by the North Carolina State Library -- http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/grants/lsta.html
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