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Photograph caption dated January 27, 1958 reads "Dr. G. M. Campion, director of department of radiology at St. Joseph Hospital, accepts check from Burbank Emblem Club to be used for cobalt X-ray treatment for cancer patients. Making presentation are Mrs. Carl Raesler, president-elect, in center and Mrs. O. J. Helfert, now serving as president of the club composed of wives of Burbank Elks Club members. Funds came from the group's Thrift Shop. Also shown is the cobalt bomb used in the treatment of cancer patients." St. Joseph Hospital is in Burbank, California.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
St. Joseph Hospital (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)--Endowments Burbank Emblem Club (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)--Presidents Burbank Emblem Club (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)--Endowments Women--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Men--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Physicians--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Clubs--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) X-rays--Equipment and supplies Medical instruments and apparatus--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Checks--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Endowments--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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