Civilian Public Service worker serving meals to a patient

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Description	Meals are served to patients in a special dining room on the psychiatric ward of Duke Hospital. Cyril McKinnon and George Mohlenhoff are cleaning up the dining area. On October 27, 1942, Civilian Public Service (C.P.S.) Camp No. 61 was authorized as Duke Hospital under the direction of the department of neuropsychiatry. Under the program, conscientious objectors, known as C.P.S. workers, were assigned to assist in charting, keeping patient records, and clinical laboratory work.
Date created	1944
Subject	Patients Hospital wards Duke University. Department of Psychiatry Food Service, Hospital Civilian Public Service. Camp No. 61 (Durham, N.C.)
Identifier	per00196
Resource type	Image
Holding entity	Duke Medical Center Archives
Archival collection	Photograph & Negative Collection

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