Instrument, Surgical

Object/Artifact

Swedish American Museum

1990.63.8_Side

Name/Title

Instrument, Surgical

Entry/Object ID

1990.63.8

Description

Unknown medical instrument from Augustana Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.

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

1990/63

Source or Donor

Augustana Hospital Alumnae Association/Augustana Hospital Nurses' Auxillary

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Augustana Hospital Alumnae Association

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Nursing, Medicine, Medical equipment & supplies

Search Terms

Augustana Hospital School of Nursing

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Augustana Hospital School of Nursing

Reproductions

Notes

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