Historical Images Documenting Duke Health // MEDSpace

These images document the history of Duke Health's academic, clinical, and research activities beginning in 1927. All materials included in this collection are available at the Duke University Medical Center Archives. In honor of Duke Health's 75th Anniversary, The Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation, Inc. supported "The Foundations of Excellence," a digitization project that identified over 600 representative historic photographs from our first 3 decades.

List of items in this collection
	Title
	Duke Hospital with old cars 1931 Duke Hospital with old cars parked out front. Hospital construction began on September 1, 1927 and was completed on July 1, 1930. Duke Hospital...
	Merel H. Harmel undated Dr. Harmel was chair of the Dept. of Anesthesiology from 1970 to 1983.
	1980 School of Medicine faculty 1980 1980 School of Medicine faculty. Row 1 (L-R): David Durack, Herbert Sieker, James Clapp, James Wyngaarden, Harvey Cohen, J. Lamar Caloway, Andrew...
	Civilian Public Service worker serving meals to a patient 1944 Meals are served to patients in a special dining room on the psychiatric ward of Duke Hospital. Cyril McKinnon and George Mohlenhoff are cleaning...
	Dr. Catherine Wilfert undated Portrait of Dr. Catherine Wilfert. Wilfert came to Duke University School of Medicine in 1969, where she achieved rank of division chief of...
	Reginald Carter undated Portrait of Reginald Carter, who joined the Duke Physician Assistant Program in 1972 as a teacher. From 1984 to 1999 he served as Program Director...
	Dept. of Surgery house staff 1944 Uniformed male house staff, interns, or faculty of the Dept. of Surgery.
	Open heart surgery, Dr. Will Camp Sealy operating circa 1956 Open heart surgery, Dr. Will Camp Sealy operating.
	Nursing students at recognition service 1979 Duke School of Nursing students hug at recognition service.
	Man in laboratory doing virus research circa 1961 Man in lab doing virus research in the Bell Building.