Alligator Skin Doctor's Bag, c. 1910
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- Description
Doctor's bag made of alligator leather, c. 1910.
- Item Type
- Artifact
- Date Range
- 1901-1910
- 1911-1920
- Subject
- Equipment/Tools
- Location
- Saint Luke's Hospital--11th and Euclid 1906-1923
Doctor's bag made of alligator leather, c. 1910.
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