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Nurse A. Louise Klehm Studio Portrait

Title

Nurse A. Louise Klehm Studio Portrait

Description

Nurse A. Louise Klehm Studio Portrait. Taken during time at Chicago Baptist Hospital Nursing school, from which she graduated in 1896. After graduation, Dr. Klehm became Assistant Head Nurse at Chicago Baptist Hospital, until 1898, when she served as a nurse in Florida and at Fort Sheridan in Illinois during the Spanish-American War (1898). She attended to the many cases of typhoid and cholera. Photographer was Koehne & Bretzman, 189 N. Clark St, Chicago, Illinois.

Date

c. 1893-1896

Rights

No Copyright - United States

Access Rights

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Medium

photographs

Source

Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois

Spatial Coverage

Skokie -- Illinois -- United States; Chicago -- Illinois -- United States

Citation

“Nurse A. Louise Klehm Studio Portrait,” Skokie History Digital Collections, accessed May 14, 2026, https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/items/show/976.