Red Cross, Methodist Hospital, 1919
| Description: |
Group portrait of Red Cross workers, doctors, nurses and ambulance drivers, in front of Methodist Hospital in May 1919, a period which marked the end of a lengthy flu outbreak in Indianapolis. The influenza was first documented in Indianapolis September 1918 and spread throughout the Winter. This outbreak was a part of a larger pandemic that took hold of the United States throughout 1918 and 1919. This photo was taken for Dr. Charles P. Emerson, Dean of Indiana School of Medicine from 1911-1932, who studied and published on the influenza outbreak. |
|---|---|
| Origin: | 1919-05-07 |
| Created By: |
Bass Photo Company |
| Publisher: |
Digital image 2015 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Source: |
http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc013/id/847 |
| Collection: |
Panoramic Photograph Images |
| Copyright: |
This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for personal use, study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: visualcollections@indianahistory.org. |
| Geography: |
Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis |
| Subjects: |
Group portraits Hospitals Nurses Photography, Panoramic |
Further information on this record can be found at its source.
This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Indiana State Library.