Gypsy Adams

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Ellen Baker Mahoney

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05/20/2003

Gypsy Adams

Gypsy Adams, was a nurse at Riverview Clinic in the 1920's. For years, she traveled by horseback and on foot to deliver babies and care for the sick.
People in photo include: Gypsy Wellman

Date & Place: 1923 at Riverview Clinic in Lawrence, Kentucky United States

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