Portrait of Verdine Frederick, Smithsonian Nurse

ID: SIA RU000371 [78-14382-04A]

Creator: Hofmeister, Richard K

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1978

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: October 1978, Image No. 78-14382-04A

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Summary

From Torch article: "Verdine Frederick is a nurse in charge of the Health Unit at the Museum of Natural History. The unit provides emergency and follow-up care for employees and visitors. Frederick also dispenses aspirins and bandages and checks heights, weights and temperatures. Frederick came to the Smithsonian four years ago from George Washington University Hospital, where she had been a head nurse for 10 years."

Subject

  • Frederick, Verdine
  • Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs

Notes

  • Also known as SIA2009-3231.
  • Original film available in SIA Acc. 11-009.
  • Featured in the "Torch," October 1978.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: October 1978, Image No. 78-14382-04A

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1978
  • September 11, 1978

Restrictions & Rights

  • No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
  • No Copyright - United States

Topic

  • Nursing
  • Portraits
  • Nurses

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000371 [78-14382-04A]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 10 x 8;

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