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Dietetic Intern Virginia Cunningham Dowd examines a menu at her desk

An unidentified dietetic intern observes two cooks in the kitchen. One of them, perhaps the man on the right, is identified as "Wilton Johnson"

A graduate of Cornell Medical School, Dr. Addison B. Scoville Jr. came to Vanderbilt in 1939 as a resident. Upon receiving the National Research Council Fellowship, he became an instructor in pathology in 1942. 

Photographic portrait of Alfred Blalock. Alfred Blalock was born in Culloden, Georgia on April 5, 1899. He graduated with an AB degree in 1918 and entered Johns Hopkins Medical School where he was awarded the M.D. in 1922. Blalock spent the next two…

A surgeon, Dr. Blalock later became known (at Johns Hopkins) for helping develop a procedure to cure blue baby syndrome.

A surgeon, Dr. Blalock (smoking) later became known (at Johns Hopkins) for helping develop a procedure to cure blue baby syndrome.

Photographic portrait of Alice Drew Chenoweth. Alice Drew Chenoweth was a pediatrician and public health professional. Dr. Chenoweth was born in Albany, Missouri, in 1903. In 1924 she graduated from Northwestern University with a B.S. in chemistry.…

Mrs. Lamson's husband, Paul, was chairman of the Department of Pharmacology at Vanderbilt. This photograph was taken at the Lamsons' home.

Alice Mitchell was assistant secretary in the Department of Pathology