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University Hospital's Isolation Unit, 1960
April 2020 Image of the MonthThe Isolation Unit was located on the twelfth floor of Jefferson Tower. During a time when hospitals had few antibiotics and undiagnosed infections were more prevalent, it was not uncommon for incoming patients to first be admitted to the Isolation Unit before being transferred to another ward within the hospital.
Image ID: P16.1.12, #4433
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Vietnam Moratorium Protest at UAB, October 15, 1969
October 2019 Image of the MonthOne month after becoming its own independent university, a protest was held on the UAB campus to support a moratorium on the Vietnam War, part of protests and demonstrations held nationwide on that same day. The UAB protest was held in front of Tidwell Hall, the home of the College of General Studies. Tidwell was located on South 20th Street where the Hugh Kaul Human Genetics Building is currently located.
Image ID: P7.2.2, #2073