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Identifier
20125152
Description
"Americans live in a visual-depriving culture" and for that reason Dr. A. M. Skeffington of St. Louis predicts more acute visual problems in the space age. Dr. Skeffington, known as the father of modern optometry, is one of the principal speakers at the Southwestern Congress of Optometry, in three day convention at Hotel Texas. In the picture, Drs. Skeffington, left, and G. N. Getman.
Archival Date
1959-02-16
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-206
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Optometrists
Names
Southwest Congress of Optometry; Skeffington, A. M.; Getman, G. N.
Subjects
Optometrists