Dr. R. A. Vonderlehr, Assistant Surgeon-General of the United States Visiting the Norfolk Public Clinic, 1938 - Norfolk, Virginia
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Title
Dr . R . A. Vonderlehr , Assistant Surgeon-General of the United States Visiting the Norfolk Public Clinic , 1938 - Norfolk , Virginia
Date
1938-08-16
Time Period
1930s
Description
August 16 , 1938 photograph of Dr . Raymond A. Vonderlehr , Assistant Surgeon-General of the United States Public Health Service visiting the Norfolk Public Clinic in Norfolk , Virginia . The previous evening , he had spoke at the national convention of the National Medical Association . While in Norfolk , Vonderlehr , who was also chief of the division of syphilis in the U.S . Public Health Service , inspected the local clinic for the treatment of African Americans with syphilis at the request of its founder , Dr . D . W . Byrd .
Subjects
Hospitals Hospitals--Virginia--Norfolk. Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service Vonderlehr, Raymond Aloysius, 1897-
Keywords
Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk Public Health Clinic National Medical Association Vonderlehr, Raymond A. United States Public Health Service Byrd, D. W. Syphilis African Americans Medical personnel Medicine Bute Street St. Paul Street Hospitals Saint Paul Street
Location
Norfolk (Va.)
Photographer
Norfolk Ledger Dispatch Photo Staff
Company
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch Newspaper
Repository
Norfolk Public Library (Va.), Sargeant Memorial Collection;
Host Institution
Norfolk Public Library (Va.);
Copyright Holder
Norfolk Public Library (Va.), Sargeant Memorial Collection;
Usage Rights
This material is copyrighted by the Norfolk Public Library. Reproduction in any form or by any means for reasons other than personal use is strictly prohibited without prior written permission from Norfolk Public Library. For further information or to obtain a high resolution digital copy of this image, please contact the Sargeant Memorial Collection staff at the Norfolk Public Library.
File Name
smc-vp-fnl000034-001.jpg
Genre/Form
Photograph
Type
Still Image
Original Format
Film Negative
Original Dimensions
4 x 5"
Digital Format
JPG
Headline
Health Chief on Visit Here (article) ; Health Authority Visits Clinic Here (image) .
Notes
SMC Digitization Phase 3 . See the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch , 8/16/1938 , page 16 .
Source
From SMC Photograph Collection , FNL34 .
Collection
The Virginian-Pilot Photograph Collection SMC Photograph Collection
GPS Coordinates
36.852351, -76.285535
Norfolk AIR
36.852351, -76.285535
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