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  • Members of the 65th General Hospital camping outdoors

    Description:
    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...
    Date:
    1943

  • Officers of the 65th General Hospital at Ft. Bragg, N.C.

    Description:
    Officers in uniform. 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 core, activated in July 1924,...
    Date:
    1942

  • Nurses and servicemen of the 65th General Hospital

    Description:
    Uniformed nurses and servicemen of the 65th General Hospital awaiting embarkation for overseas duties. 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...
    Date:
    undated

  • Social Services staff of Duke Hospital

    Description:
    Duke Hospital staff of the Social Service Division. The Division of Social Services was founded on September 1, 1937 with the support of Ms. Doris Duke. During World War II, the Social Service Division worked with the American Red Cross to assist...
    Date:
    undated

  • Operating room of the 65th General Hospital

    Description:
    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

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

    Description:
    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

  • Dr. William Bridgers standing beside the Bridgers Apparatus

    Description:
    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

  • Nurses care for patients of the 65th General Hospital

    Description:
    Nurses or physicians tend to patients of the 65th General Hospital. 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...
    Date:
    undated

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

    Description:
    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

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

    Description:
    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