Photo Record
Ida A. Bengston
| Title | Dr. Ida A. Bengston |
| Collection | Rocky Mountain Laboratory Photographs |
| Caption | Ida A. Bengston |
| Description | Ida A. Bengston was the first woman scientist in the Public Health Service. In 1937, she was transferred to Washington, D.C. Her former laboratory in the PHS had become the Division of Infectious Diseases of the National Institute of Health (NIH). Bengtson was awarded the Typhus Medal in 1947, by the American Typhus Commission. Ida A. Bengston died in 1952, at the age of 71. |
| Credit line | Courtesy of the Office of History, National Institutes of Health |
| Accession number | 3523 |
| Number of images | 1 |
| Catalog Number | 3523 |
| Photographer |
Unknown |
| Place | Unknown |
| Year Range from | 1920 |
| Year Range to | 1930 |
| Organizations | Public Health Service (U.S.) (1912-present) |
| Other number | 3523 |
| People |
Bengtson, Ida A. |