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Full Description of Great Basin History of Medicine Photo Archives

Collection Information

Title:
Great Basin History of Medicine Photo Archives
Description:
These images represent just a portion of our collection of over 7,000 photographs that relate to the University of Nevada School of Medicine; the Nevada State Medical Association and member societies; the Reno Surgical Society; 19th-century frontier military medicine in the Great Basin; and Nevada hospitals, doctors, nurses, dentists, and veterinarians. The photo collection documents over 100 years of healthcare for Nevada’s citizens. In addition to these web-posted photographs, our collection includes 35 mm slides and negatives that are also indexed.
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
History of Medicine
History of Medicine, 20th Cent.--United States--pictorial works.
Time Period:
1850-1899
1900-1929
1930-1949
1950-1969
1970-1999
2000 to present
Objects Represented:
Format:
image/jpeg
Audience:
General public
Genealogists/History Enthusiasts
K-12 students
Undergraduate Students
K-12 teachers and administrators
Scholars/Researchers/Graduate Students
Interaction with Collection:
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Copyright & IP rights:
Although the photographic images in this digital collection are offered without copyright restrictions, we request that the University of Nevada School of Medicine be credited as the source of any image copied from this site.
Size:
681 as of Jan. 2009

Associated Collections

There are no associated collections.

Associated Projects

There are no IMLS Grant Projects associated with this collection.