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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated September 21, 1956 reads, "Nurse Fern Foster of North Hollywood answers telephone in St. Joseph modern nursery. Important files positively identifying each infant are stored here. Baby's footprints and mother's fingerprints appear on each card. Procedure takes but seconds. Note infant pictures on wall. Hospital photographer dressed in sterile gown shoots photos which eventually go into family album."; See images #00145515 through #00145520 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
St. Joseph Hospital (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) St. Joseph Hospital (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)--Employees Hospitals--Nurseries--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Hospitals--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Hospitals--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)--Employees Nurses--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Women--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Telephone calls--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Telephones Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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