Historical Images Documenting Duke Health

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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Ewald W. Busse

undated
Dr. Busse joined Duke University in 1953 as chair of the Department of Psychiatry, a position he held until 1974. In 1965 he was named J.P. Gibbons...
 

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

circa 1944
Major Joseph B. Stevens (left), neurologist and executive officer of the hospital, records the actions of Cpl. James B. Millikan, a rehabilitation...
 

Alpha Kappa Kappa fraternity members

1946
Alpha Kappa Kappa was a medical fraternity for junior and senior men of the Duke University School of Medicine. (Front row, left to right) Jack D....
 

Civilian Public Service unit worker Gene Ransom

1944
Civilian Public Service unit worker Gene Ransom. On October 27, 1942, Civilian Public Service (C.P.S.) Camp No. 61 was authorized as Duke Hospital...
 

Wiley D. Forbus with Students

1956
Dr. Wiley D. Forbus with students. Forbus was a professor and chairman of the Department of Pathology and chief pathologist to Duke Hospital from...
 

Clinical care at Duke Hospital

circa 1930
A hospital staff member confers with a patient family, including a small child.
 

J. Deryl Hart

undated
Dr. Julian Deryl Hart was chair of the Department of Surgery at Duke University (1930-1960) and president of Duke University (1960-1963).
 

School of Nursing, Class of 1976

1976
School of Nursing, class of 1976. Students are in front of Duke Chapel.
 

Dr. William Shingleton and School of Medicine students

undated
School of Medicine amphitheater classroom, Dr. William W. Shingleton at lectern.
 

Student nurses in cafeteria

circa 1940
Duke student nurses in cafeteria.