Diversity in practice: NC health history in images

PUBLISHED APRIL 2023 BY LAYNE CARPENTER

This digital project complements a physical exhibit at Laupus Health Sciences Library by the same title. The exhibit features historical photographs from ECU Digital Collections that depict diversity in both the practice of and the practitioners of medicine in North Carolina. Funding for the exhibit generously provided by the Friends of Laupus Library.

Click the drop-down option beneath each featured photograph to view items from our collections that are related to the featured image. These items have been specifically curated for relevance to this exhibit.


Children get Vaccinated, 1955

Children get vaccines
Children wait in line to receive vaccines at a Greenville school.
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Health department vaccinations
Health department vaccinations
December 1955 - February 1956
Polio vaccine
Polio vaccine
May 13, 1955
Vaccine registration
Vaccine registration
March 23, 1964 - March 24, 1964
Polio vaccine
Polio vaccine
March 23, 1964 - March 24, 1964

Military Medical Transport at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, 1962

Military Medical Transport
Medical personnel from Pitt County Memorial Hospital (now ECU Health) assist a patient after unloading him from a military helicopter.
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Helicopter unloading
Helicopter unloading
July 21, 1962

Malene Grant Irons, MD

Malene Grant Irons, MD
Dr. Malene Grant Irons attended East Carolina Teachers College (now ECU) and later became the first female physician in Greenville and the first female pediatrician in eastern North Carolina.
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Oral History Interview with Drs. Fred and Malene Irons
Oral History Interview with Drs. Fred and Malene Irons
November 12, 1998
Oral History Interview with Drs. Fred and Malene Irons
Oral History Interview with Drs. Fred and Malene Irons
May 12, 1999
Oral History Interview with Drs. Fred and Malene Irons
Oral History Interview with Drs. Fred and Malene Irons
November 19, 1998
Oral History Interview with Drs. Fred and Malene Irons
Oral History Interview with Drs. Fred and Malene Irons
January 06, 1999
Recommendations of the Polio Committee for Polio Immunization
Recommendations of the Polio Committee for Polio Immunization
September 30, 1964
Pitt County Polio Campaign Letter
Pitt County Polio Campaign Letter
April 08, 1964
Portrait of Malene Grant
Portrait of Malene Grant
1935
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best February 17, 1999
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best February 17, 1999
February 17, 1999
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best June 9, 1999
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best June 9, 1999
June 09, 1999
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best March 3, 1999
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best March 3, 1999
March 03, 1999
Oral History Interview with Dr. Thomas Grant Irons
Oral History Interview with Dr. Thomas Grant Irons
June 12, 2000

Home Visit, 1962

Dr. Frederick B. Haar checking triplets
Mack and Lenabelle Battle watch as Dr. Frederick B. Haar performs a home visit checkup on their infant triplets.
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Neeper Triplets
Neeper Triplets
September 06, 1962
Neeper triplets
Neeper triplets
September 06, 1962

Andrew Best, MD Teaches a Health Education Class, 1960

Best at C.M. Eppes
Dr. Andrew Best, the second black physician in Greenville and a civil rights leader in the region, teaches a course for health educators at C.M. Eppes High School in Greenville.
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Andrew Best in his clinic
Andrew Best in his clinic
2001
Andrew A. Best Family Practice Photos
Andrew A. Best Family Practice Photos
2001
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best June 9, 1999
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best June 9, 1999
June 09, 1999
Best at C.M. Eppes
Best at C.M. Eppes
September 24, 1960 - September 26, 1960
Andrew Best with his National Medical Association ...
Andrew Best with his National Medical Association ...
1971-1975
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best April 14, 1999
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best April 14, 1999
April 14, 1999
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best December 9, 1998
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best December 9, 1998
December 09, 1998
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best March 31, 1999
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best March 31, 1999
March 31, 1999
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best April 28, 1999
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best April 28, 1999
April 28, 1999
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best July 21, 1999
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best July 21, 1999
July 21, 1999
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best November 3, 1999
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best November 3, 1999
November 03, 1999
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best March 3, 1999
Oral History Interview with Dr. Andrew Best March 3, 1999
March 03, 1999
Oral History Interview with Andrew Best, October 28, 1998
Oral History Interview with Andrew Best, October 28, 1998
October 28, 1998
Andrew Best
Andrew Best
2000-2005
Andrew Best Public Forum Video
Andrew Best Public Forum Video
March 02, 1996
Andrew Best with an award
Andrew Best with an award
April 27, 1991
Andrew Best at the Best Homeplace
Andrew Best at the Best Homeplace
2000-2005
Andrew Best speaking
Andrew Best speaking
1999-2000
Portrait of Andrew A. Best
Portrait of Andrew A. Best
January 1947
Andrew Best Induction to Board of Governors Photo
Andrew Best Induction to Board of Governors Photo
July 07, 1972

City of Greensboro Health Department’s public health nursing staff, 1927-28

City of Greensboro Health Department’s public health nursing staff
Public health nurses who worked for the City of Greensboro health department stand in front of the old Guilford County Courthouse in their traveling uniforms, holding their nursing bags.
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Public health nursing bag
Public health nursing bag
1947-1979
Health Director and a group of public health nurses
Health Director and a group of public health nurses
1924-1929
Group photo of 6 public health nurses
Group photo of 6 public health nurses
1919-1930
Public health nurses in a field
Public health nurses in a field
1944-1949
3 public health nurses
3 public health nurses
1940-1955
Public health nurse with quarantine sign
Public health nurse with quarantine sign
1930-1935
Oral History Interview with Sister Edna English
Oral History Interview with Sister Edna English
March 09, 2018
Oral History Interview with Dan Shingleton
Oral History Interview with Dan Shingleton
November 17, 2016

Rhythm Therapy, 1962

Rhythm Therapy
Children in Greenville, North Carolina participate in rhythm therapy at the Trainable School, which was located behind Rose High School.
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Milton D. Quigless, 1946

Photo of Dr. Milton D. Quigless
Dr. Milton D. Quigless was a physician in Tarboro, North Carolina and opened the Quigless Clinic, which served primarily African American patients, in 1947.
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Milton Quigless Public Forum Video
Milton Quigless Public Forum Video
February 24, 1996
Photo of Dr. Milton D. Quigless
Photo of Dr. Milton D. Quigless
1975-1995
Quigless Clinic, Tarboro, N.C.
Quigless Clinic, Tarboro, N.C.
1965
Pharmacy Permit for Quigless Clinic Hospital
Pharmacy Permit for Quigless Clinic Hospital
1970
National Medical Association Certificate of Award
National Medical Association Certificate of Award
August 1957
Program from forum honoring Dr. Milton Quigless
Program from forum honoring Dr. Milton Quigless
February 24, 1996

North Carolina Public Health Dentistry

Public health dental hygienist teaching a class of school children
A public health dental hygienist teaches a class of school children about dental health.
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Public health dental hygienist in a classroom
Public health dental hygienist in a classroom
1970-1990
Sixth grade students flossing
Sixth grade students flossing
1975
Little Jack from the puppet play, Circus or Bust
Little Jack from the puppet play, Circus or Bust
1930-1939

Stair Training with Crutches, ca. 1950-1965

Stair Training With Crutches
Therapist Sally Moseley Lowe, L.P.T helps a polio patient with stair training.
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Gait Training on Parallel Bars
Gait Training on Parallel Bars
undated
Active Muscle Testing
Active Muscle Testing
undated
Sister Kenny Steam Packs Therapy
Sister Kenny Steam Packs Therapy
undated


Ann Jobe Teaching Medical Students, 1998

Ann Jobe teaching medical students
Dr. Ann Jobe, Assistant Dean of the Medical School and assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences works with first year medical students.
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Brody School of Medicine Students, 1970-1979

Brody School of Medicine students
Brody School of Medicine students at East Carolina University stand in a hospital room around a new-born baby.
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Emergency Department Students Working
Emergency Department Students Working
1995
Medical Student taking blood pressure
Medical Student taking blood pressure
1980-1989
Emergency Department Students Observing
Emergency Department Students Observing
1995
Health Science students
Health Science students
1976-1999
Medical student using a laryngoscope
Medical student using a laryngoscope

Public Health Nurse with a Quarantine Sign, 1930-1935

Public Health Nurse with a Quarantine Sign
A North Carolina public health nurse places a whooping cough quarantine sign on a house.
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Measles in Quarantine
Measles in Quarantine
April 07, 1934
Madam Porter's Cough Balsam
Madam Porter's Cough Balsam
1870-1890
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
1870-1890
Oral History Interview with Edwin W. Monroe
Oral History Interview with Edwin W. Monroe
July 12, 2001

Greenville Midwives, 1951

Greenville Midwives, 1951
African American midwives from Greenville and Pitt County.
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Midwives session
Midwives session
September 10, 1954
Midwives retirement
Midwives retirement
December 1955
Bessie Ward Harris with midwives
Bessie Ward Harris with midwives
1950-1959