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Patient identification card for the Medical College of Virginia

1952

Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A plastic identification card for the Medical College of Virginia. The card is off-white with green writing and green leaf embossing. The card reads "MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA / RICHMOND, VIRGINIA / PATIENT IDENTIFICATION CARD / PRESENT THIS CARD FOR MEDICAL CARE AT M.C.V. HOSPITALS". The card is embossed with a number, and a patient's name and address.

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Catalog reference: 2011.75.3

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