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Title: Convalescent Patients' Surgical Ward, U.S. Naval Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard of an interior surgical ward for convalescent patients at U.S. Naval Hospital in the Bronx. The image shows a nurse and 13 patients standing or sitting in chairs or wheelchairs around a puzzle on a table in front of a set of windows. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Bronx County, Military hospitals, U.S. Naval Hospital (New York, N.Y.), World War, 1914-1918, United States -- Navy, Uniforms, Wheelchairs, Sailors, Windows, Puzzles, Nurses, Women nurses, War casualties, Crutches
ID: nycbx_098
Geographic Subject: Bronx (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Nurse's Daily Report
Description: Form N-5-1-11-5000, 7-31-11-5000, a blank form for recording the details of a New York Milk Committee nurse's daily case activity; including the number of cases seen, the kinds of instructions issued, and the quantity of milk delivered. Additionally, the form records infant health, the number of mothers requesting assistance, and the number of those requests that were accepted or refused.
Subjects (LC): Nurses, Nursing, Infants, Mothers, Health, Maternal and infant welfare, Milk, Neonatal nursing, Neonatal nursing
ID: mk1e026
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: Recreation Hall, Home for Incurables
Description: Black-and-white postcard showing the Recreation Hall at the Home for Incurables in the Bronx. People in wheelchairs and armchairs are talking, reading, and relaxing; a stage is seen in the back. | Card not posted. | Handwritten message on back describing the writer's recreational activities at the facility.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Bronx County, Home for Incurables, St. Barnabas Hospital for Chronic Diseases, Long-term care facilities, Hospital wards, Furniture, Wheelchairs, Patients, Nurses, Recreational therapy, Wurts Bros. (New York, N.Y.)
ID: nycbx_036
Geographic Subject: Bronx (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Shelter Roof of the New York Nursery and Child's Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of the interior roof solarium at New York Nursery and Child's Hospital in Manhattan. Children sit on stools in front of cribs and three nurses are seen in the background. | Inset image on top back of a child with the caption: "A 'Boarding Out' Baby." | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from A. H. M. to M. A. Newberry in Ann Arbor, Mich., asking how school is going and mentioning a heavy snowstorm.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Nursery and Child’s Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Children -- Hospitals, Hospital wards, Children, Roofs, Sunspaces, Beds, Nurses, Women nurses, Cribs (Children's furniture), Stools
ID: nycm_345
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: St. Luke's Hospital [from back]
Description: Black-and-white postcard with an elevated view of St. Luke's Hospital in Manhattan. The hospital building, including its domed roof, can be seen from across an expanse of lawn in Morningside Park. Parked cars and surrounding buildings can also be seen. | Caption at top left of back describes the hospital. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, St. Luke's Hospital (New York, N.Y.), St. Luke's Hospital Center (New York, N.Y.), Nurses, Trees, Lawns, Parks, Domes, Morningside Park (New York, N.Y.), Industrial housing
ID: nycm_398
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: The Bronx Hospital
Description: Color postcard showing the front entrance of Bronx Hospital on a small grassy lawn with four cars parked in front and trees flanking the building. | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from [Queenie?] to Miss Clara Abbott of Binghamton, N.Y., discussing the writer's being taken out to eat by her cousin.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Bronx County, Bronx Hospital, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Trees, Automobiles, Lawns, Nurses, Apartment houses, Dwellings
ID: nycbx_005
Geographic Subject: Bronx (New York, N.Y.)

Title: To the Wet Nurse Registry of the N.Y. Milk Committee
Description: Blank application card for a woman seeking a position as a wet nurse with the New York Milk Committee. Applicants are asked to provide their age, nationality, age of any children they may have, their current location, and whether or not any referrals have been made on their behalf.
Subjects (LC): Breastfeeding, Wet nurses
ID: mk1e020
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: Ward 1, Fourth Floor, U.S. Debarkation Hospital #3
Description: Black-and-white postcard showing an interior view of Ward 1 on the fourth floor of Debarkation Hospital No. 3 in Manhattan. Hospital staff are visible, as well as patients lying in bed or standing or sitting in the aisles. A few patients in wheelchairs are visible in the center background. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, Debarkation Hospital No. 3 (New York, N.Y.), Military hospitals, Hospital wards, Nurses, Beds, Soldiers, Uniforms, Wheelchairs, World War, 1914-1918, Orthopedic traction, War casualties, United States -- Army
ID: nycm_192
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Work in Craft Shops for Convalescent Patients, U.S.A. General Hospital No. 41
Description: Black-and-white postcard with image of a crafts shop room at U.S.A. General Hospital No. 41 on Staten Island. A nurse assists six men in making crafts. | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Typed message on back from Adolph Ziebe to Mrs. Carl Heineke, of Chicago, Ill., hoping that all are in good health.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Richmond County, United States -- Army -- General Hospital No. 41, United States -- Army, World War, 1914-1918, Military hospitals, Nurses, Soldiers, Weaving
ID: nycsi_072
Geographic Subject: Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)

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