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Dr. L.M. Friedrich circa 1955.
Image courtesy of the Hobart Historical Society.
Photos taken inside the Hobart Historical Society museum.
The museum has a collection of medical instruments that belonged to Dr. Louis M. Friedrich, whose building still stands on Third Street.
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They look scary.
I have no idea what any of these things are. My understanding is that Dr. Friedrich practiced dentistry as well as general medicine, so that widens the range of possibilities.
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Dr. Louis Martin Friedrich was my Father's Father. The sign on his door said that he was a Physician, Surgeon, Oculist. I don't remember him doing any dentistry. However, in the early days of the 1900's when he would go on doctor visits to farms with his horse and buggy he may have treated some dental problems also.
Thank you for commenting. A long-time resident told me Dr. Friedrich did dentistry, but she'll be the first to tell you that her memory isn't what it used to be, so perhaps she was mistaken.
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