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Photograph of Homer G. Philips hospital and students

Homer G. Phillips Hospital and School of Nursing

A Place for Excellent Medical Care

Aerial view of Homer G. Phillips Hospital complex, St. Louis, Missouri, 1936

Aerial view of Homer G. Phillips Hospital complex, St. Louis, Missouri, 1936

Medical Training Separate, But Equal

Joint Graduation Ceremony, Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis, 1952

Joint Graduation Ceremony, Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis, 1952

Service and Opportunity

Student Nurse’s Uniform Worn by Pauline Brown Payne, 1940s

Student Nurse’s Uniform Worn by Pauline Brown Payne, 1940s

Pauline Brown Payne (front row, far left) as a nursing student at Homer G. Phillips Hospital.

Physician Specialty Training

Dr. Helen Nash, ca. 1990

Dr. Howard Phillip Venable, ca. 1960

Dr. Helen Nash, ca. 1990

Dr. Howard Phillip Venable, ca. 1960

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Portrait of Bridget Biddy Mason

Bridget “Biddy” Mason

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Education Crusader

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