Historical Images Documenting Duke Health

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Last Updated: 2025-01-08

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.

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	Title	Date Created
	Davison Building and Duke Hospital Rear view of the Davison building (right), originally the main entrance to the School of Medicine, and the rear of Duke Hospital (left). Hospital...	["circa 1930"]
	Outpatient Clinic main entrance Main entrance to the Outpatient Clinic of Duke Hospital. Hospital construction began on September 1, 1927 and was completed on July 1, 1930. Duke...	["circa 1930"]
	William B. Schwartz Schwartz graduated from Duke University in 1945 (M.D.). He received the Markle Award in 1950.	["1950"]
	Members of the 65th General Hospital camping outdoors Uniformed members of the 65th General Hospital (students, faculty, staff, or alumni) with tents and camping gear on Duke University's east campus...	["1943"]
	Officers of the 65th General Hospital at Ft. Bragg, N.C. 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...	["1942"]
	Nurses and servicemen of the 65th General Hospital Uniformed nurses and servicemen of the 65th General Hospital awaiting embarkation for overseas duties. The idea for a Duke hospital army unit was...	["undated"]
	C.P.S. worker Kirkpatrick in the blood chemistry laboratory Truman Kirkpatrick, a former industrial chemist, at work in the blood chemistry laboratory of Duke Hospital. On October 27, 1942, Civilian Public...	["1944"]
	C.P.S. worker Chester Maye and study subject Maye uses wires and probes attached to machines to conduct brain activity studies on a subject. On October 27, 1942, Civilian Public Service...	["1944"]
	C.P.S. worker Lehman in chemistry laboratory Rodney Lehman at work in the physiology department of Duke Hospital. On October 27, 1942, Civilian Public Service (C.P.S.) Camp No. 61 was...	["undated"]
	C.P.S. worker maintaining machinery An unidentified Civilian Public Service worker at work. On October 27, 1942, Civilian Public Service (C.P.S.) Camp No. 61 was authorized as Duke...	["1944"]

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