golden gate international exposition treasure island 1939 postcard post card


Wish You Were Here! Postcards from the Golden Gate International Exposition is presented by the Treasure Island Museum.
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INNOVATION

The Clippers
San Francisco's Bridges
Incubator
The Pacific Clipper
Wish You Were Here
incubator babies
Treasure Island postcard
Treasure Island postcard
INCUBATOR

Incubator Babies
The Incubator Babies exhibit featured actual premature babies enclosed in glass partitions. The 25-cent admission price funded the technology to keep the babies alive.

Publisher unknown

san francisco bridges
pan am clippers
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Iron Lung
Since the developing lungs of pre-term babies require a reliable oxygen supply, a young model displayed the function of an iron lung for use on adult patients.

From the collection of David Parry, publisher unknown




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