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Dr. Koop at the dedication of the DeWitt Stetten, Jr., Museum of Medical Research at the National Institutes of Health

Title:: Dr. Koop at the dedication of the DeWitt Stetten, Jr., Museum of Medical Research at the National Institutes of Health
Creator:: National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
Date:: 21 May 1987
Description:: In the years leading up to the centennial celebration of the National Institutes of Health in 1986, Dr. Stetten, NIH Deputy Director for Science, had proposed the creation of a museum of medical research instruments to preserve the material legacy of biomedical research. The museum opened in October 1986.
Rights:: Public Domain
Genre:: Photographic prints
Format:: Still Image
Extent:: 1 pages
Legacy ID:: QQBBDQ
NLM ID:: 101584930X53
Profiles Collection:: The C. Everett Koop Papers
Shareable Link:: https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584930X53
Story Section:: Biographical Information