- Date
- 1956-12
- Kind
- Property transfer
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcarecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Christmas 1956 Beaver Beacon reported that Dr. and Mrs. Vail donated their entire X-ray equipment to the Beaver Island Medical Center after leaving the island.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper report of a medical-equipment gift. It does not provide an inventory, transfer document, valuation, installation record, or later use and maintenance history.
Sources
- Reports that Dr. and Mrs. Vail left their entire X-ray equipment to the Medical Center and expresses the Civic Association’s appreciation for the gift. It does not provide an equipment inventory, transfer document, valuation, installation record, or later use and maintenance record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1956-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held two-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the reported X-ray-equipment donation; it does not expand the equipment, financial, or clinical record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1956-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Dr. and Mrs. Vail donate their X-ray equipment to the Medical Center, 1956”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-medical-center-xray-equipment-donation-1956/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, Christmas 1956, “Shame on Us.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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