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USN 709740: U.S. Navy Nurse, Ensign Shirley M. Muse, NC, USNR, January 1957

USN 709740: U.S. Navy Nurse, Ensign Shirley M. Muse, NC, USNR, January 1957. This unusual photograph was made during surgery at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland. Ensign Muse resembles a Madonna as she performs her duties in the operating room. The surgical light in the background is not unlike a halo. Photograph released January 4, 1957. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Caption: USN 709740: U.S. Navy Nurse, Ensign Shirley M. Muse, NC, USNR, January 1957. This unusual photograph was made during surgery at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland. Ensign Muse resembles a Madonna as she performs her duties in the operating room. The surgical light in the background is not unlike a halo. Photograph released January 4, 1957. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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