Nurse and patient at Ridge Farm
Identifier
VC008184
Title
Nurse and patient at Ridge Farm
Date.Original
[1920s?]
Date.Digital
2004-05-07
Description.Physical
1 photographic print - b&w - 15 x 9 cm .
Description
A nurse assists a young patient at Ridge Farm , the St . Louis Children's Hospital country convalescent department . Located on the Meramec River , near Valley Park , Ridge Farm opened in 1912 . Until it closed in 1947 , children requiring extended periods of treatment for tuberculosis , rickets , chorea , rheumatic fever , and malnutrition were sent to Ridge Farm . The fresh air , sunshine , and healthful surroundings of the country were thought beneficial to the patients ' recovery .
Provenance
Transfer - St. Louis Children's Hospital - 1987 - (87-024)
Subject.Corporate
St . Louis Children's Hospital (Saint Louis , Mo.)
Source
VC008
Collection Name
BEYOND TLC - Missouri Women in the Health Science Professions
Relation.IsPartOf
St . Louis Children's Hospital photographs
Publisher
Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine, Box 8132, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63110
Rights
Bernard Becker Medical Library retains all rights to the reproduction of the images in the Digital Gallery. See http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/mowihsp/copyright.htm for terms of use.
Format
jpeg
Language
English
Coverage
Missouri--Saint Louis; Missouri--St. Louis
County
Saint Louis (Mo.);
Type
Photographs
Online Exhibit
http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/mowihsp/index.htm
Contributing Institution
Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine
Copy Request
For information about the reproduction of images and any applicable fees, please contact Becker Medical Library Archives and Rare Books at 314-362-4236 or arb@wusm.wustl.edu.
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