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A list of health rules from the Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, Washington D.C., published by the Nebraska State Board of Health.

This clip from an interview with Jerry Smith provides information on what visiting a family member at the TB hospital was like.

Father James E. Murphy served as the Chaplain at the TB Hospital from 1955 to 1961. This is a clip of an interview with him in 2017, where he talks about death at the Nebraska State Hospital for Tuberculosis.

Viola Fox's original Nurse's Cape.

A portrait of Viola Fox as a nurse from the 1950s.

Viola Fox's second original nurses hat, flat.

Viola Fox's original Nurse's Cap, formed with two black stripes. The stripes were earned as nurses completed various stages of their training and certification.

The Santa mugs created by Clara Ann Preiner in 1958 for her children.

Two pages of photographs (10 photos) of the Preiner children with their mother, Clara Ann, at the TB hospital.

Clara Ann Preiner leans out a window above her four children Jim Preiner, Gloria Byers, Marilyn O’Donnell, and Lois O’Callaghan.