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Photograph of the African-American staff and interns of Freedmen's Hospital, Washington, D.C., 1933-1934. Included are head shots of (l. to r., top to bottom): T.C. Simmons, St. Leo Richards, M. Edmead, J.C. Jordon Jr., J. Coleman, A.L. LaForrest, W.A. Cleland, Warner R. Wright, E.C. White, Dr. J.K. Rector, Dr. G.W. Adams, Dr. T.E. Jones, Dr. W.A. Warfield (Surgeon in chief), Dr. L.W. Jackson, Dr. B.P. Hurst, Dr. B.K. Bailey, E.A. Cann, M.M. Christian, G.R. Watkins, J.P. Kelly, R.C. Wright, G.C. Fletcher, J.F. Henry, H.A. McPherson, R.M. Coleman, Hol [!] Burnett, K.A. Price, Theodore Anderson, E.G. Stewart, H.C. Beldon, H.W. Williams, M.W. Mason, R.V. Simms, S.C. Carson. Each picture includes an indication of the individual's academic degree and a state abbreviation. A picture of the three story hospital, fronted by lawns and trees, is in the center of the picture.
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