Historical Medical Scenes

Vintage clips showing doctors and patients in mid-20th century settings, exploring themes of dental health and serious medical conditions.

Vintage Photograph. School nurse administers hearing test to female student in nurses station.

Vintage Photograph. School nurse administers hearing test to female student in nurses station.

SPEC. 5 Patrick G. Marshall, a pharmacy specialist, receives instruction from 1ST LT. Martin W. Beasley, the pharmacy officer at the medical department activity (MEDDAC) health services building. Base: Fort Sheridan State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

1950s beauty salon. A cosmetologist is treating a client sitting comfortable in a chair. A state of the art electrical device with unknown function is standing on a side table. Sweden 1950. ref 1519

Vintage Photograph. Dentist uses machine to show young boy and his dad x-ray.

1970S Man Patient Meeting In Doctors Office Nurse Woman Showing File To Male Doctor

Vintage Photograph. Female patient leans in chair while dentist utilizes tools to inspect the inside of her mouth she is calm.

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1960s MEDICAL DOCTOR RETRIEVING SUPPLIES FROM SECURE STORAGE

SPEC. 4's Grady and Christine Johnson, medical laboratory specialists who are also husband and wife, work in the lab at the medical department activity (MEDDAC) health services building. Base: Fort Sheridan State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AIRMAN 1ST Class Lisa Cutrer adjusts the controls of an X-ray machine while treating a Pines Hotel fire victim at the Regional Medical Center. Over 200 World War II veterans and their families were staying at the hotel in Baguio while attending a reunion commemorating the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Philippines. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

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Portrait of female nurse at work

Portrait smiling female doctor talking on telephone, working in clinic office

DA-ST-86-03020. Country: Unknown

A dental technician from the state-run Republican Hospital carves out a tooth mold. The hospital's dental department will receive dental chairs and other medical equipment during Operation Provide Hope III relief efforts. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE HOPE III Base: Bishkek Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)

DN-SN-87-09515. Base: Zamboanga State: Maidanao Country: Philippines (PHL)

Male dentist examining a boy's teeth

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1990s AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE DOCTOR TALKING WITH WOMAN PATIENT

A customer gets a haircut at the barber/beauty shop concession, part of the Army/Air Force Exchange Service facilities. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

At the Psychologist. A woman is lying on a couch in a psychologist, visibly hypnotized. Sweden 1954. ref 2776

Dentist discusses x-rays with patient. Also have male in the same situation.

Kathrine Sawyer, a pharmacy intern, refills one hopper of an automatic pill counting and dispensing machine at Womack Army Hospital. Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A lab technician prepares a container to determine bacterial growth during lab tests at the Corozal Veterinary Clinic. Base: Fort Clayton Country: Panama (PAN)

For specialists, the doctor-patient conversation is an important tool of treatment, as seen here on 26.3.1998 with a neurologist in Iserlohn, DEU, Germany, Europe

German doctor checking report on wounded soldier

Local Kazakhs wait to be seen by the US Army 5th Special Forces Medical Unit, Fort Campbell, Kentucky during Operation BALANCE KAYAK held in Kazakhstan (KAZ) 14 September 2000. BALANCE KAYAK,12-21 September 2000 is a medical capabilities exercise between US and Kazakhstan providing various facets of medical treatment to 12 villages by screening patients and providing training to increase Kazakhstan's medical capabilities. Services offered are OBGYN, Orthopedics and General Practice with a fully equipped mobile pharmacy. All equipment used was provided by the host nation, Kazakhstan. Subject Operation/Series: BALANCED KAYAK Country: Kazakhstan (KAZ)

LT. Robin McKenzie, a nurse at the station's hospital, retrieves some medical supplies from a storage cabinet. Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vintage Photograph. Healthcare professionals reviewing medical documents in a hospital office setting.

Golden Retriever veterinary

Adeluisa Cokee, a laboratory technician, measures antibiotic sensitivity during lab tests at Clark USAF Hospital. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

A U.S. Army nurse talks with a patient. Country: Unknown

Male doctor holding a syringe

1960S Little Girl Hiding Eyes With As Pet Bassett Hound Gets Injection From Veterinarian

A female doctor using a stethescope to listen to the heart and lungs of an elderly female patient during a physical examination.

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DA-ST-85-12873. Country: Unknown

An Air Force medical technician checks on injured leg of one of the Afghanistani refugees who were treated at the center. Afghanistani refugees were treated under the auspices of the McCullen amendment, which allows DoD to make available non-combative goods for humanitarian projects. Base: Weisbaden Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Smithsonian Thriogenologist JoGayle Howard, inseminated Tai Shan the Panda at D.C. National Zoo

1970s MEDICAL DOCTOR TALKING TO FIRST GRADE CLASS ON HIS WORK AND PROFESSION IN MEDICINE

Photo collection Government information service. Hospitals, babies. undated

Inside a medevac aircraft a nurse checks on patient. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

Captain Fullerton uses a large ball to administer occupational therapy to a 17-month old child with a developmental delay. Therapists at the Fort Polk Hospital use the technique to relax the child and encourage an extension reaction when the child is lowered to the floor. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Leg pain in an elderly person

Bosnia. Pazaric Mental Institution.

black woman filing medical records, CA

Female patient looking scared as doctor prepares hypodermic needle.

Medical technicians care for "major aircraft accident victims" in a medical center. The 'victims" are civilian volunteers who are assisting in an Air Force mass medical emergency training exercise being held at Norton Air Force Base, California. Base: San Bernardino State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Mammography

Vintage Photograph. Young boy sits in chair with the dentist using tools in his mouth preparing to give him a injection.

Research and treatment (physical therapy) in the infirmary of the S-frigate Hr.Ms. Abraham Crijnsen (1983-1997) in April 1990.

Super Surgeon Man Artist Unknown

US Navy Lieutenant Brenda Adams shows examples illustrating fat content in various foods, during a patient education appointment on board the US Navy nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65). LT Adams is investigating the effectiveness of weight-loss programs, during a six-month Mediterranean deployment. Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

Vintage Photograph. Nurse discussing treatment plan with a patient at the clinic.

1960S Mother And Daughter In Pharmacy Talking To Druggist Three Man Woman Girl Medicine Vitamin

1930s MAN DOCTOR MAKING HOUSE CALL HOLDING STETHOSCOPE TO CHEST OF LITTLE BOY PATIENT

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class William Owens performs minor surgery on the finger of Storekeeper 3rd Class Roger Parker in the medical tent of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1). NMCB-1 is stationed in the region during Operation Restore Hope relief efforts. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bale Dogle Country: Somalia (SOM)

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