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Nursing student V. Baker measuring the length of an infant

Description/Abstract:	Uniformed nursing student V. Baker measures the length of an infant. An African-American woman holds the infant's foot.
Date:	undated

Rachel Ann McSwain Harrell with a pediatric patient

Description/Abstract:	Harrell, a nursing student, prepares to administer a shot to an infant. Harrell graduated from the School of Nursing in 1948.
Date:	1948

Nurse assists pediatrics patient on scale

Description/Abstract:	A young girl is weighed by a nurse (most likely a student nurse). The School of Nursing opened its doors to nursing students on January 2, 1931. The first degrees offered to students were the Diploma in Nursing and the B.S. in Nursing.
Date:	circa 1940

Nursing student with infant patient on the pediatric ward

Description/Abstract:	A School of Nursing student holds an African-American infant patient in the pediatrics ward. Part of the pediatrics ward mural is visible in the background.
Date:	undated