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Throughout the Ages - Health

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*Drinking and Washing in Rural School, circa 1912. A table for drinking and washing at a rural school. On the table there is a washbasin, folding cups, an earthen jar with a cover and a spigot, soap and paper towels, circa 1912.

Girl with Dentist, circa 1913. A dentist examines a girl's teeth, circa 1913.

Women Making Oakum Pads, 1917. School girls making oakum pads under the direction of the Chairman of the Surgical Dressings Committee at the Vocational School in Troy, New York, August 1917.

Boy Walking with Braces on His Legs, circa 1940s. A nurse helps a boy with leg braces, circa 1940s.

*School Sanitation, circa 1911. Two run-down outhouses next to a school building, circa 1911.

*Dumping Place, circa 1913. A dumping place behind two houses, circa 1913.

*Refuse in a City Alley, 1913. A pile of garbage in a city alley, May 1913.

*Squalid Homes, circa 1912. A scene of squalid homes and unsanitary conditions with dwelling houses in the background, circa 1912.

Preparing a Splint and Bandage, 1919. A group of young men demonstrating how to prepare a splint and bandage to support a broken arm, at campground in New York’s Palisades Interstate Park, today known as Bear Mountain State Park and Harriman State Park, 1919.