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ACCESSION NUMBER   976:0021:0408
CATEGORY   Services, Medical
TITLE   Examination room of Dr. Peterson and Dr. Thompson
DESCRIPTION   Interior view of the examination room of Dr. Oscar H. Peterson and Dr. Burch Thomson, in rooms 207-8 of the Nixon Building, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Their office was located across from the Plaza Hotel. Dr. Peterson is seated at a desk, writing in a book. Dr. Thompson is seated in a chair to right of him. In 1975, Dr. Thompson was originally identified as Dr. King Gill. In addition to the desk and two chairs, the room also contains two examination tables and a sterilizer seen in the left foreground. Note the sign "Examinations Cash," and the diplomas on the walls.
PERSONAL NAME   Peterson, Oscar H. (aacr2)
Thompson, Burch, 1894-1965. (aacr2)
SUBJECT   Interiors. (lctgm)
Medical offices. (lcsh)
Men. (lcsh)
Physicians. (lctgm)
United States--Texas--Corpus Christi. (lcsh)