Patients, 1941

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Patients, 1941
Here patients rest in the state of the art surgical ward. Surgery was a common treatment for TB in the early twentieth century. Infected lungs were surgically collapsed to let them "rest" and allow lesions to heal. From left to right are veterans Ottavio Massoli, James Spayde and Paul O'Reilly along with nurse Irene Sheriday.

Photo by Walter Aren. Image Courtesy of Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.
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