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Title
Dr. John J. Durkin and Nurse Lila Strange treat Ditto the monkey at the Georgia Street Receiving Hospital, Los Angeles, 1936
Date Created and/or Issued
February 14, 1936
1936-02-14
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
A similar photograph can be found with the caption, "Physician Ministers to Sick Simian," Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb 1936: A1.
Ditto the monkey sits on a hospital bed chewing on a tongue depressor while Dr. Durkin and Nurse Strange tend to him.
Dr. John J. Durkin and Nurse Lila Strange take care of John A. Haeseler's pet chimpanzee, who is sick with the flu, who are ordering bed rest and a hot water bottle.
Text from negative sleeve: 3747 - Dr. John J. Durkin Monkey "Ditto" Nurse Lila Strange Georgia Hosp - monkey w/flu 2/15/36 [stamped:] Feb 21 1936
Handwritten on negative: Dr. John J. Durkin -"Ditto"- Nurse Lila Strange
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_12811
ark:/21198/zz002hmwfn
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Health care--California--Los Angeles
Chimpanzees--California--Los Angeles
Hospitals--California--Los Angeles
Durkin, John J., Doctor
Strange, Lila, Nurse
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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