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D112214-2
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- 1958-01-30 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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R.N. Lavina Christomos plays the role of patient as Mrs. Chester Burch, X-ray technician, demonstrates the use of the new cephalometer at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital. The device secures the head for special x-ray pictures of the facial bones and part of the skull. The modern dental chair and cephalometer were donated by local orthodontists. The device is the first for Tacoma. It will later be used to monitor head growth. Sepia photograph ordered by Mary Bridge Children's Hospital. (TNT 2-23-58, A-6)
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital (Tacoma); Radiography; Christomos, Lavina;