Washington NJ : DR BERTLAND'S WAITING ROOM, at www.ebpm.com

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Washington NJ: DR BERTLAND'S WAITING ROOM

Edsen speaks:

"When I saw this latest Washington NJ material from Thomas [Thomas Allen Kelley, the supplier of the Washington NJ Wing], I was delighted to find these pics of Dr Bertland's waiting room. I've never seen it in person, but I've heard about it many times from Penny [Edsen's wife], who, as you may know, was born and raised in Washington, and had Dr Bertland as her family physician. When I showed her these pics, she practically burst at the seams with excitement, and, of course, recounted to me yet again the story of (I'll never tire of hearing it...) how, as a child, she would be taken to Bertland's because of sickness, but upon entering his waiting room, would soon forget how bad she felt, because she would become completely absorbed with exploring the fascinating 'far-away world in the wall', as she puts it"

1) Dr Bertland tending to a none-too-thrilled young patient on Polio Vaccine Day in the public school, circa 1954. (From the "Washington New Jersey Centennial History And Program")

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2) No picture here yet.
{ an exterior view of Dr Bertland's office
will be exhibited here, when EBPM procures one }

3) Right side of west wall (entrance wall). On the left is the archway leading into the waiting room; the full-pane glass door is at the other end of a short hallway, and leads to the outside; somewhat blocking the hallway, and obscuring the lower part of the door, is a stuffed beige chair, just sitting there temporarily - normally you can walk straight through to the front door. (Photo and caption by Thomas Allen Kelley)

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4) Right side of north wall. (Photo by Thomas Allen Kelley)

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5) East wall. This is the image you face upon entering the room, and it is perhaps the most interesting. These walls are believed to have been painted by an itinerant artist in the late 1800's. (Photo and caption by Thomas Allen Kelley)

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6) Left side of south wall. The archway at the right is a back way into the doctor's main office, and as you can see, even that wall had scenery on it. (Photo and caption by Thomas Allen Kelley)

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7) Right side of south wall. On the left, we again see part of the archway pillar of the doorway which accessed a back passage into the doctor's main office. (Photo and caption by Thomas Allen Kelley)

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8) Left side of west wall (entrance wall). On the right, we see the archway pillar of the doorway leading into the waiting room. This dramatic image may tie the peacocks [pic #5] for the most captivating view in the room. (Photo and caption by Thomas Allen Kelley)

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