Demonstration of the use of the Bridgers Apparatus at the 65th General Hospital. William H. Bridgers was a fellow in surgery and chief of neurosurgery in the 65th General Hospital during World War II. Bridgers (M.D., Duke, 1936) was a member of the...
Donald Hayman shown typing case histories as recorded on a dictaphone cylinder. The Civilian Public Service Unit was established on October 27, 1942 at Duke Hospital under the direction of the Department of Neuropsychiatry. Conscientious objectors were...
Marvin Dyck taking a patient's blood pressure reading of a patient with protracted narcosis. On October 27, 1942, Civilian Public Service (C.P.S.) Camp No. 61 was authorized as Duke Hospital under the direction of the department of neuropsychiatry....
65th General Hospital operation. (L-R) 2nd Lt. Mary L. Lineberger, 2nd Sgt. Ersul C. Russell, Maj. William Dr. Farmer, 1st Lt. Mona L. Currie. The idea for a Duke hospital army unit was born in October 1940, the brainchild of Wilburt C. Davison, then...
In addition to working as an attendant on Duke's psychiatric ward, Gabriel Lasker spends time on a dental research problem. An anthropoligist, Gabriel helped with Chinese language classes of the Civilian Public Service Unit. On October 27, 1942,...
Major Joseph B. Stevens (left), neurologist and executive officer of the hospital, records the actions of Cpl. James B. Millikan, a rehabilitation technician. Millikan is demonstrating a homemade rowing machine while Capt. J. Kent Davis checks the...
Civilian Public Service unit worker Gene Ransom. On October 27, 1942, Civilian Public Service (C.P.S.) Camp No. 61 was authorized as Duke Hospital under the direction of the department of neuropsychiatry. Under the program, conscientious objectors,...
Uniformed members of the 65th General Hospital (students, faculty, staff, or alumni) with tents and camping gear on Duke University's east campus parking lot. The Duke Chapel and other campus buildings are in the background. The idea for a Duke...