Inner view of room size respirator, 1932.

Inner view of room size respirator, 1932.

Iron Lung
artificial respiration

Inner view of room size respirator in the basement of Infant's Hospital. Arranged so that nurses had direct access to patients, 1932.

From a collection of unprocessed images related to a respiration exhibit at Children's Hospital, circa 1950s.

1932

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