“Preventing Infant Blindness”

“Precautions against blindness” hand-lettered photograph depicting nurse installing eye drops on newborn at VGH.

VGH Infant’s Hospital O.R.

Hand lettering on photograph reads “Infants Hospital Vancouver Operating Room”

Doctor Performing X-ray

Doctor demonstrating a head X-Ray.

T.B. Patients at Willow Chest Pavilion

Two female tuberculosis patients at Willow Chest Pavilion.

Wartime Editorial Cartoon: “We are cold and hungry at home. My husband is in the hospital” (slide)

Surgery Prep

VGH Ear, Nose, and Throat O.R. Patient on the O.R. table with 3 capped, gowned staff. (But no masks, nor gloves).

VGH Hospital Interiors: Dr. Examining patient

VGH Hospital Interiors: Nursery incubators

Incubator operating in nursery cot.

VGH Hospital Interiors: Duty Assignment

Doctor or supervisor preparing duty assignment while nurse writes at desk.

VGH Hospital Interiors: Nursery

Nurse presides over racks of infants in the nursery.