The medical laboratory is perhaps the most underappreciated and least understood workshop in the modern hospital. Uncover the fascinating past of how the hospital lab has shaped modern medicine and changed the way we view life in world. Exhibit highlights include vintage microscopes and equipment and a portion of a full-scale reconstructed 1950s medical laboratory.

Laboratory Photos

Description

Willis-Knighton Memorial Hospital and Laboratory Director David Peery.  This was the first full laboratory within Willis-Knighton.  Previously virtually all of the "lab work" was sent to private medical laboratories throughout Shreveport.  

Location in Museum

The Talbot Museum Digital Collection

Age

Circa 1966
Charles Smith Medical Laboratory Technologist 1987
Charles Smith Medical Laboratory Technologist 1987 closeup(2)
WK Memorial Hospital Laboratory and Director David Peery 1966 - Copy
Contact Us

The museum is open to be public by appointment.  If you wish to have a guided tour of the museum exhibits, you should contact the Museum Curator, Jim Roberts at (318) 212-8472 or email him to set up a weekday appointment

100 Years