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Surgical instruments at the Post Hospital at Fort Davis National Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas. #203339500
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Pictured are surgical instruments in the surgeon`s office at the post hospital at Fort Davis National Historic Site on the northern edge of the town of Fort Davis, Texas. It was normally staffed by a post surgeon, hospital steward, soldier-nurses, a cook or cooks, and a matron. The hospital had an ether anesthesia delivery system before it was widely available in the West.
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