Author: A NURSE'S PHOTO ALBUM
Title: Christ Hospital, Cincinnati 1919-30s
Description: 0. Soft cover. Photographic Image, 200+ photos, 50 leaves. - A Nurse from Cincinnati - Photo-Album'. 1919-1930s - 'Nurse from Cincinnati' photo-album - snaps of her life and friends from nursing school- the women took degrees in early part of 20th c. at School of Nursing at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. The Nurse wrote with a white crayon witty notes & names to many of the photos. Original photos: Nurses in uniform informally or at Christ Hospital/ folks eating watermelon/ nurses at a construction site, sitting on an auto's running-board/ women go boating/ nurses in cap & gown, 1921 graduation/ landscapes- farm & fields/ old cars/ farm equipment/ early planes/ little kids in paper hats, Indian costume, pogo stick/ women in summer clothes/ boats, lake, dam/ men & women pose on hike/ women play musical instruments. The last pages show the nurses' family home in Albuquerque; photo of Isleta Pueblo Indian Reservation with young children. 'Nurse from Cincinnati' graduated in 1921; the nursing school at Christ Hospital had only opened in 1902. The hospital itself was organized in 1888, with just 11 beds.  Measures: 11"x7". In nice condition; most photos in good shape. Several pages w/missing photos, a few tears & signs of age. One page w/photo cut out. Domestic s/h $15. Good.

Keywords: nurses, medicine & health, vintage photos, Americana, women's studies