Sanitarium Patients Lying Outdoors
by Bettmann
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Sanitarium Patients Lying Outdoors
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Bettmann
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Photograph - Photography
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(Original Caption) Meriden, Connecticut: Medical science, as represented by Undercliff, the Meriden State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, is doing much wonderful work in aiding unfortunate youngsters to defeat the ravages of tuberculosis, the white plague. At Undercliff, scores of children under sixteen years of age are taking the sunlight, fresh air and rest cure which science has determined as the best means of combatting the dreaded illness. Dr. Cole B. Gibson, superintendent, is constantly on the job supervising the treatment of the youngsters, who bathe their bodies in sun rays to build up resistance against the illness. By a process of gradual exposure during the summer and fall, the children scantly clothed are able to dissport without discomfort out of doors in any weather. In mid winter they lay their blankets on the snow covered ground and take their regular sunbath. These pictu
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May 17th, 2020
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