Physician on the Spot
Photograph
Physician on the Spot
From Singles and Sequences
1961
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 5/16 × 6 3/8 in. (23.6 × 16.2 cm)
Paper: 10 × 8 1/16 in. (25.4 × 20.5 cm)
Gift of Time-Life Books
1968.0184.0496
Inscriptions Typed in black ink on applied label on verso, C: 6-61 11) PHYSICIAL ON THE SPOT: Dr. Edith [crossed-out and inscribed in blue ink: Janet] Travell, first woman to \ become White House physician, bears the heavy responsibility for recommend- \ ing treatment for the President's aching back. Here she chats with the \ President's private secretary, Evelyn Lincoln. The President's desk is \ visible in the background. \ Credit: CORNELL CAPA © 1961 MAGNUM PHOTOS
