A patient lies in an early tank respirator, often referred to as an "iron lung." Respirators were used primarily as treatment for polio. The first tank respirator, credited to Philip Drinker and Louis Shaw, was developed in 1929.
A hospital staff member checks a patient’s eyes. The Division of Ophthalmology (located under the Department of Surgery) began with only one clinic per week. It grew to daily sessions, held for a time in the old reading room of the Library. W. Banks...
An x-ray technician of Duke Hospital guides an x-ray camera over a patient's body. Duke Hospital's x-ray technician training program was started by Robert J. Reeves in 1930.
Patient laying on x-ray examination table with machinery above her. Duke Hospital's x-ray technician training program was started by Robert J. Reeves in 1930.