Watch The Big Picture - Army Medical Research

Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States.From the U.S. Army's THE BIG PICTURE television series, 1950-1975.This film focuses on the work of the Army Medical Research and Development Center. As the footage shows, the doctors and scientists within it, faced the same challenge common to their colleagues throughout the world: to continue the endless search for new methods and new drugs which would prevent and cure sickness and disease. In addition, however, their mission included the development of equipment to support the Army Medical Service.This historical recording from the National Archives may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.

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