{"id":91,"date":"2015-06-08T08:20:15","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T08:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tmcldev.wpengine.com\/mcgovern\/2015\/06\/08\/centennial-photo-display-1950s-part-ii\/"},"modified":"2019-08-30T17:59:36","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T17:59:36","slug":"centennial-photo-display-1950s-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/2015\/06\/08\/centennial-photo-display-1950s-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Centennial Photo Display: 1950\u2019s, Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Heart Bulletin was published by the Medical Arts Publishing Foundation in Houston from 1952 to 1971. The back cover of every issue featured cartoons of red arteries and blue veins that playfully illustrate the principles of cardiovascular medicine. Each illustration has a quote about cardiovascular theory from notable philosopher or physician.
\nJoseph Schwarting, once the only fine arts major on the University of Texas football team, was the lead artist for Medical Arts Publishing Foundation, which was noted for using original art for each graphic in every journal. The company also published The Cancer Bulletin and The Psychiatric Bulletin.
\nThe Texas Medical Center Library\u2019s John P. McGovern Historical Center houses the original artwork for all the publication of the Medical Arts Publishing Foundation. Below are some of the original artwork for the Artery & Vein characters.
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\"Heart<\/a>
Heart Bulletin, May-June 1954<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\"Heart<\/a>
Heart Bulletin, January-February 1953<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\"Heart<\/a>
Heart Bulletin, November-December 1952<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\"Heart<\/a>
Heart Bulletin, May-June 1952<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\"Heart<\/a>
Heart Bulletin, July-August 1952<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nTexas Medical Center Library, John P. McGovern Historical Research Center: http:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/collections\/heart-bulletin\/<\/a>
\nLIFE magazine, November 17, 1941, page 115.<\/p>\n

\u201cBuilding 203\u201d<\/p>\n

\"P-3305-01<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Houston Veterans Administration Hospital moved its new radioisotope laboratory\u2014nicknamed the \u201cAtomic Lab\u201d–into this converted Navy barracks in 1952. Its eight thousand square feet included eight laboratories, a cold room, culture transfer and media preparation rooms, a constant-temperature instrument room, sterilization room, the latest in housing for laboratory animals, and an animal operating room.
\nMedicine began to use radioisotopes in the late 1930\u2019s as tracers in investigation and diagnostics, and to administer radiation as therapy for cancers and thyroid disease.
\nDr. Michael DeBakey conducted some of his early vascular surgery research in Building 203. The first Dacron graft surgery was performed at the Houston Veterans Hospital in September 1954.
\nThe vehicle parked out front is a fourth-generation (1947-1955) Chevrolet Suburban. It has a single taillight in the middle of the rear hatch.
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\"P-3306-03<\/a>
P-3306-03 Veterans Administration Hospital radioisotope laboratory, 1950’s<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

\u201cThe men are being trained in how to calibrate a GM (Geiger Mueller, geiger counter). In a calibration, you relate the meter readout to the actual exposure rate in mR[milliroentgens]\/hr. The actual exposure rates are indicated on the floor and have been calculated based on the distance from the source and the known activity of the source. \u00a0The source is the small metal capsule hanging from a string in the center of the concentric circles on the floor. It is towards the lower right corner of the photo. The source is the same height above the floor as the center of the GM tubes. The latter are the vertical cylinders clipped to the front of the bottom portion of the meter case. Notice that these tubes are aligned up on the concentric circles.
\nNot sure what units the meters are reading out in, but it is likely to be mR\/hour. \u00a0 If the meter is not reading accurately, it is adjusted. That is being done by turning a small potentiometer with a screwdriver. To access the “pots”, the survey meter case has to be opened up. The electronics (including the adjustable pots) are attached to the top of the meter which has the carrying handle and the meter display.\u201d
\nPaul Frame
\nOak Ridge Associated Universities
\nORAU Foundation historical collections
\nOak Ridge, Tennessee<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

P-3305-01, photo of radioisotope laboratory building, Houston Veterans Hospital, ca. 1952; John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center; Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library; Houston, Texas.
\nBlack, Homer S., Ph.D., and Glenn R. Cunningham, Ph.D., \u201cA brief history of the Houston Veterans Hospital and its research program, 1949-2003\u201d. http:\/\/www.houston.va.gov\/about\/History_of_Research_Program.asp<\/a>
\nAmerican Nuclear Society, \u201cMedical Use of Radioisotopes\u201d; http:\/\/www.nuclearconnect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Medical_Use_of_Radioisotopes_web.pdf<\/a>
\nKahn, Jeffrey, \u201cFrom radioisotopes to medical imaging, history of nuclear medicine written at Berkeley,\u201d http:\/\/www2.lbl.gov\/Science-Articles\/Archive\/nuclear-med-history.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Arabia Temple Crippled Children\u2019s Clinic<\/p>\n

This series of images is of the Arabia Temple Crippled Children\u2019s Clinic. The Clinic was founded in 1920 and operated in space provided by Hermann Hospital during the 1940\u2019s. The building seen here, constructed on Hermann land, opened in 1952. It joined the nonprofit Shriners Hospitals for Children in 1966 and continues to operate as a Medical Center member institution.
\nThe Houston branch treats cleft palate and orthopedic concerns.\u00a0\u00a0 Shriners Hospital, Galveston, opened in 1966 and specializes in burn care.
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\"P-2536<\/a>
P-2536 Arabia Temple Crippled Childrens Clinic<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nThis series also constitutes our Tour of Elaborate Wallpaper. Particularly notable are the cherubs in the nursery (which may have been painted) and the Plymouth Rock scene in the lunch room.
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\"P-2537-07<\/a>
P-2537-07 Arabia Temple Crippled Children’s Clinic, classroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\"P-2537-06<\/a>
P-2537-06 Arabia Temple Crippled Children’s Clinic, nurses’ station<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\"P-2537-05<\/a>
P-2537-05 Arabia Temple Crippled Children’s Clinic, patients’ room<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\"P-2537-04<\/a>
P-2537-04 Arabia Temple Crippled Children’s Clinic, patients’ room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\"P-2537-03<\/a>
P-2537-03 Arabia Temple Crippled Children’s Clinic, lunch time<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\"P-2537-02<\/a>
P-2537-02 Arabia Temple Crippled Children’s Clinic, aquatic therapy pool<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\"P-2537-01<\/a>
P-2537-01 Arabia Temple Crippled Children’s Clinic, nursery<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nP-2536, Arabia Temple Crippled Children\u2019s Clinic exterior view; John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center; Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library; Houston, Texas.
\nP-2537, Arabia Temple Crippled Children\u2019s Clinic series of interior views; John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center; Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library; Houston, Texas.
\nHandbook of Texas Online \u2013 Hermann Hospital: https:\/\/tshaonline.org\/handbook\/online\/articles\/sbh06<\/a>
\nHandbook of Texas Online \u2013 Texas Medical Center: https:\/\/tshaonline.org\/handbook\/online\/articles\/kct23<\/a>
\nWikipedia \u2013 Shriners Hospital for Children (Galveston): http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shriners_Hospital_for_Children_%28Galveston%29<\/a>
\nWikipedia \u2013 Shriners Hospital for Children (Houston):
\nhttp:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shriners_Hospital_for_Children_%28Houston%29<\/a>
\nShriners Hospital for Children (Houston): http:\/\/www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org\/Locations\/houston<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Heart Bulletin was published by the Medical Arts Publishing Foundation in Houston from 1952 to 1971. The back cover of every issue featured cartoons of red arteries and blue veins that playfully illustrate the principles of cardiovascular medicine. Each illustration has a quote about cardiovascular theory from notable philosopher or physician. Joseph Schwarting, once […]<\/p>\n

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