C.P.S. worker maintaining machinery

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Item Description

Description	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 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	Civilian Public Service. Camp No. 61 (Durham, N.C.) Duke University. Department of Psychiatry
Identifier	per00070
Resource type	Image
Holding entity	Duke Medical Center Archives
Archival collection	Photograph & Negative Collection

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