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Album of Photographs of The Retreat

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1: Sister Tutor, Physician Superintendent and Matron, outside Retreat front door; Loose in volume: early 1950s: 1 photograph 
2: Aerial view of The Retreat from the South: early 1950s: 1 photograph 
3: The Minster seen from the garden: early 1950s: 1 photograph 
4: The Hostel, exterior, for convalescent women patients: early 1950s: 1 photograph 
5: The Lodge, front: early 1950s: 1 photograph 
6: Country dancing on The Lodge Field: early 1950s: 1 photograph 
7: A corner of the Women's Admission Hospital, exterior: early 1950s: 1 photograph 
8: The Verandah, Women's Admission Hospital, interior: early 1950s: 1 photograph 
9: Nursing in the Insulin Unit (close up of nurse and patient): early 1950s: 1 photograph 
10: The corridor of West Centre, interior: early 1950s: 1 photograph 
11: The X-Ray Department; (close up of patient and doctor): early 1950s: 1 photograph 
12: The Physiotherapy Department, interior; (women doing exercises): early 1950s: 1 photograph 
13: The Physiotherapist giving treatment; (physiotherapist and patient): early 1950s: 1 photograph 
14: Morning exercises in the Recreation Room; (men doing exercises): early 1950s: 1 photograph 
15: The Occupational Therapy Pavilion, exterior: early 1950s: 1 photograph 
16: Occupational Therapy; (Wood carving activity shown, patient and supervisor): early 1950s: 1 photograph 
17: Showcase of Patients' Handcrafts; (woman looking into showcase): early 1950s: 1 photograph 
18: Painting Therapy; (people painting on lawn): early 1950s: 1 photograph 
19: The Pathological Laboratory; (man looking into microscope): early 1950s: 1 photograph 
20: In the Training School; (sister tutor, charts and pupils in classroom): early 1950s: 1 photograph 
21: The Nurses' Home, exterior: early 1950s: 1 photograph 
22: Each nurse has a single bedroom'; (nurse standing in bedroom): early 1950s: 1 photograph 
23: Dining Room in the Nurses' Home; (shows nurses eating): early 1950s: 1 photograph 
24: Sitting Room, Nurses' Home; (group relaxing in sitting room): early 1950s: 1 photograph 
25: The Heated Swimming Pool; (shows swimmers): early 1950s: 1 photograph 
26: Looking at a portrait of William Tuke, the founder; (J.A. Taylor, Secretary, looking at the portrait): early 1950s: 1 photograph

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