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  • Members of the 65th General Hospital demonstrate a therapeutic rowing machine

    Description/Abstract: 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...
    Date: circa 1944

  • Flag presentation at a party for members of the 65th General Hospital

    Description/Abstract: Uniformed male members of the 65th General Hospital at a formal going-away party held at the Hope Valley Country Club in Durham, N.C.. The party was held on July 15, 1942, just twelve days after receiving orders to report to Ft. Bragg, N.C. for...
    Date: 1942

  • Julia White of the 65th General Hospital

    Description/Abstract: Major Julia White, 65th General Hospital chief nurse. The idea for a Duke hospital army unit was born in October 1940, the brainchild of Wilburt C. Davison, then dean of the Duke University School of Medicine. The Army reserve unit's original...
    Date: circa 1943

  • 65th General Hospital operation

    Description/Abstract: 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,...
    Date: circa 1944

  • Members of the 65th General Hospital at Duke University commencement

    Description/Abstract: Students, faculty, staff, or alumni in military uniform carrying flags and walking toward the Davison Building on Duke University's west campus during commencement ceremonies. The idea for a Duke hospital army unit was born in October 1940, the...
    Date: 1943

  • Dr. William Bridgers standing beside the Bridgers Apparatus

    Description/Abstract: Dr. William Bridgers (R) describes some of the features of his original "Bridgers Apparatus" (used in conjunction with this table for operating on soldiers with head injuries) to Capt. William F. Hollister and Sgt. Leonard B. Clemmons. Bridgers...
    Date: circa 1944

  • 65th General Hospital aerial view, Redgrave Park, England

    Description/Abstract: Aerial view of the 65th General Hospital buildings at Redgrave Park, England. The idea for a Duke hospital army unit was born in October 1940, the brainchild of Wilburt C. Davison, then dean of the Duke University School of Medicine. The Army...
    Date: circa 1944

  • Nurses attend to the wounded at the 65th General Hospital

    Description/Abstract: Nurses of the 65th General Hospital examine patients' legs. The 65th General Hospital served as an affiliated unit of the Duke University School of Medicine during World War II. Authorized on October 17, 1940, the Hospital was headed by Dr. E. L....
    Date: circa 1942-1944

  • Nurses at a flag presentation at a party for members of the 65th General Hospital

    Description/Abstract: Female nurses of the 65th General Hospital at a formal going-away party held at the Hope Valley Country Club in Durham, N.C.. The party was held on July 15, 1942, just twelve days after receiving orders to report to Ft. Bragg, N.C. for training....
    Date: 1942

  • Operating room of the 65th General Hospital

    Description/Abstract: Hospital staff attend to a patient in the operating room of the 65th General Hospital during World War II. The 65th General Hospital served as an affiliated unit of the Duke University School of Medicine during World War II. Authorized on October...
    Date: circa 1942-1944