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Identifier
20153078
Description
Overcrowded conditions at City-County Hospital caused by the great number of polio cases require that beds be put in every available space. Shown is the bathroom in the hospital's isolation ward, with a bed occupied by a sick child squeezed in between the tub and the wall. Published in Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, June 27, 1950. A bathtub and a crib in a room in this photo.
Archival Date
1950-06-26
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-2512
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Hospitals; Hospital wards; Poliomyelitis; Sick children; Children--Hospital care; Children
Names
City-County Hospital (Fort Worth, Tex.)
Subjects
Hospitals; Hospital wards; Poliomyelitis; Sick children; Children--Hospital care; Children