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36 Vintage Photos Of Nurses Who Brought Healing And Hope, And Looked Good While Doing So
These historic photographs from the Philadelphia General Hospital School of Nursing capture more than just beautiful faces. They show the dedication and grace of women who chose one of the most demanding yet rewarding professions in the world. Back when nursing required not just medical knowledge but also the poise to comfort patients and families during their most vulnerable moments, these nurses embodied both competence and compassion. From their crisp white uniforms to their confident smiles, these images reveal the pride these women took in their calling. Philadelphia General Hospital was known for training some of the finest nurses in the country, and these photographs show that these weren't just healthcare workers, they were healers who brought both skill and humanity to their patients' bedsides.
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Classroom Teaching To The Class Of 1954: Jane Hartman, Joan Conrad, Priscilla Cornelius, Catherine Corrigan, Katherine Farley, And Patricia Gedrys
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Jacqueline Dugan '54, Jane Hartman '54, Checking The Bulletin Board
Bored Sailor 5 months ago
Good thing they clarified the date for both of them I thought maybe they were there in different years.
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Basketball Game Between Philadelphia General Hospital Students And Lankenau Hospital Students
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Judith Peterson '64 And Patient
Lee Gilliland 5 months ago
The caps these ladies in the 1960s wore were paper and disposable for sanitary reasons.
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Associate Director Of Nursing Education Esther Howes And Student Nurse Mary Rose Smochek '57, Capping Exercise
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Bedside Teaching: Marian Miller '54, Kathleen Ferguson '54, Alexandria Comko '50, And R. Patricia Muscalus '54
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Cooking Practice For Student Nurses From Sturdy Memorial Hospital School Of Nursing, Massachusetts
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Graduation Photo: Gold Medal Winner Phyllis Cangemi, Health Commissioner Dr. Norman Ingram, And Councilwoman Verona
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Staff Meeting
F. Pauline Schreffler '29, Supervisor Of Outpatient Department; Evelyn Mccorkle '51; Helen Lucker '47; Stephanie A. Stachniewicz '47; Margaret Mcfarlane '27; And Jessie Storm '47
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Lee Gilliland 5 months ago
About the hats, nurses are educated in an apprentice-type situation, which changes when they graduate to a full nurses' cap. The funny doiley-looking things were disposable hats, which were introduced for sanitary reasons and quickly died an in mourned death.
Lee Gilliland 5 months ago
About the hats, nurses are educated in an apprentice-type situation, which changes when they graduate to a full nurses' cap. The funny doiley-looking things were disposable hats, which were introduced for sanitary reasons and quickly died an in mourned death.
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