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African American Medical History Howard University Nursing Students and Freedmen's Hospital Training Photographs 1920s to 1930s

African American Medical History Howard University Nursing Students and Freedmen's Hospital Training Photographs 1920s to 1930s by Howard University

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Seller: Max Rambod Inc.
Title
African American Medical History Howard University Nursing Students and Freedmen's Hospital Training Photographs 1920s to 1930s
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Howard University
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Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description
1920. Photographs of African American nursing students at Howard University and Freedmen's Hospital dated to the 1920s and 1930s document the training of Black medical personnel within one of the few institutional pathways available during segregation. Produced in the context of Jim Crow restrictions that excluded African Americans from most hospitals and professional networks, these images identify Black women and men in uniformed medical roles and record the development of professional identity within historically Black educational institutions. The archive supports research into African American medical history, nursing education, HBCU institutional networks, and the gendered labor structures of healthcare in the early twentieth century. Archive consists of twelve original sepia toned photographs ranging from approximately 4.5 x 3.5 inches to 3.5 x 2.5 inches, primarily candid and semi posed outdoor images taken on or near hospital grounds. Several photographs depict groups of women in nursing uniforms with caps and aprons arranged in close formation in front of brick institutional buildings, suggesting cohort or training group documentation. One image shows a Black male nurse in uniform standing beside a vehicle marked "HOSPITAL," likely associated with institutional transport or ambulance service, indicating the presence of men within nursing and support roles. Additional photographs capture students gathered near faculty vehicles and campus structures, documenting both formal training environments and informal social interactions among trainees. Residue on versos indicates prior removal from an album. During the early twentieth century, Howard University and its affiliated hospital served as central sites for African American medical education following the consolidation of medical schools after the Flexner Report and the tightening of professional standards that disproportionately restricted Black access to training. Freedmen's Hospital, originally established in the Civil War era and later administered in connection with Howard, functioned as a major center for Black patient care and clinical instruction. The photographs document a generation of Black medical workers trained within segregated systems while building professional communities that would sustain healthcare provision in African American communities nationwide. Minor creasing and corner wear with one chipped edge; images otherwise clear and stable; overall very good condition. This archive provides direct visual evidence of African American medical training and institutional development under Jim Crow segregation.
[COLLECTION OF PROMOTIONAL EPHEMERA RELATED TO NORML]

[COLLECTION OF PROMOTIONAL EPHEMERA RELATED TO NORML] by [Marijuana]: [National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws]

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[COLLECTION OF PROMOTIONAL EPHEMERA RELATED TO NORML]
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[Marijuana]: [National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws]
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Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
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Very good.
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Washington DC: NORML, 1970. First Edition. Very good.. Collection of souvenir ephemera from NORML, the marijuana advocacy organization founded in 1970. Three buttons, two 1.25" diameter and one.5" diameter. Match book, 2" x 2.25" approx. Touches of toning and edgewear, very good overall.

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