Black-and-white photograph of nurses working in the Augustana Hospital laboratory.
Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
Augustana Hospital School of Nursing
Subject Place
City
Chicago
State/Province
Illinois
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Context
Augustana School of Nursing opened in 1894 at 480 Cleveland Avenue to train nurses of Scandinavian descent. The school first admitted non-Scandinavian students to the training program in 1905. By the time it closed in 1989, Augustana graduated over 3,000 nurses.
Acquisition
Accession
1997.50
Source or Donor
Augustana Hospital School of Nursing
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of Augustana Hospital Auxiliary
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Location
Back
Transcription
nobody realizes how many hands and what painstaking care are required to meet the needs of one patient who is exceptionally ill
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