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  • A nurse attending to a patient inside an iron lung machine, with medical equipment in the background.The Emerson Respirator
    This historic 1960 photograph depicted a nurse caring for a victim of a Rhode Island polio epidemic, who was inside an Emerson respirator, also sometimes referred to as an iron lung machine. Devices like these, were used by polio patients, whose ability to breath thwarted due to paralysis of those muscles needed to complete the acts of inhalation and exhalation.
  • Grayscale electron microscope image of clustered oval-shaped influenza virus particles with a grainy texture.Microscopic Image of a Recreated 1918 Influenza Virus
    This negative-stained transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image shows recreated 1918 Influenza virions that were collected from supernatants of 1918-infected Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) cell cultures, 18 hours after infection. 
  • Vintage postcard of New City Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, showing red brick buildings with white trim, a central entrance with steps, and a grassy foreground under a blue sky.Chapin Hospital Postcard
    Colorized postcard with the caption "New City Hospital, Providence, R.I.". The hospital was later renamed Chapin Hospital.
  • Collage of historical and modern visuals related to Providence College, featuring buildings, aerial views, newspaper clippings, maps, and people.Mondor Mural