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Metadata
Catalog Number |
RG1.B2.F24 |
Object Name |
Magazine |
Scope & Content |
This is a magazine EXPEDITION which contains an article on military hospitals in Colonial America. Two such were in New York and include the Mount Independence General Hospital, Ft. Edward hospital plus medical facilities on Rogers Island. Starbuck has done excavations at the sites to reveal medical equipment. He states that it is difficult to locate hospitals as they were not built for permanency and occupied for a brief period of time. He also discusses smallpox and the Fort George hospital at Lake George. |
Creator |
David R. Starbuck |
Title |
"Military Hospitals...Colonial America", David R. Starbuck, EXPEDITION, Vol. 39, NO. l (1997) |
Collection |
HYS Collection |
Caption |
Northeast Historical Archaeology magazine |
Classification |
Diseases Hospitals Medicine Physicians |
Condition |
Excellent |
Credit line |
HYS Collection |
Date |
1997 |
People |
Starbuck, David R. Morgan, Dr. John Potts, Dr. Jonathan Rush, Dr. Benjamin Thacher, Dr. James Washington, George Shippen, William Jenner, Edward |
Search Terms |
health Hospitals Medicine Physicians Smallpox |
Subjects |
Health & hygiene facilities Health care Health care facilities Health care personnel Hospitals Medical illustrations Medicine Military hospitals Military personnel Physicians Smallpox |
Lexicon sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |