Dr. D.W. Crankshaw was a pioneer of holistic health, and believed that treating an ailment required treating the whole person. He practiced medicine in Michigan and on the Outer Banks of North Carolina before coming to Lake Placid in 1948, and served there until 1977.
Dr. Norman Tyler arrived in 1959, having interned in New York, and served in Tampa prior to arriving in Lake Placid. He was born in Birmingham, England but was sent to the US for his education. One of his pet projects was the physical well-being of high school athletes. Anyone who participated in sports received a regular free examination.
I thought it was a beautiful tribute to these physicians who were much beloved by their community!
Linking to Monday Murals.
23 comments:
Interesting concept painting in shades of grey. Nice to see the doctors honoured for their roll in society.
Great mural and a nice history but I think your header photo is really stunning. Thanks for showing.
much loved doctors?
I like the mural and the story very much.
Sort of like a mini Mt Rushmore...?
Neat that the townfolk thought so much of them.
Great story and mural. Thanks for sharing, Linda!
I love your header, and this, too!
I keep meaning to do a mural post. I have photographed a few around these parts.
What fun!
Cheers from Cottage Country!
We could use these guys in this day n age...good Dr's. are hard to find!!!
Super tribute and mural!
real life heroes.
What a phenomenal tribute.
What a nice "Mt. Rushmore-esque" tribute to these physicians by their community! :)
It is a lovely tribute. I agree the gray toned Mt. Rushmore feel is fascinating, I also get a real asian feel in it as well. Nice mural, great capture.
Fantastic shot and a really interesting post.
A beautiful tribute Linda, they must have been very much loved by the community.
That is a beautiful and special mural, all about these heroes.
A fabulous tribute!
...this mural is awesome. Bud and I walked through old town the other morning just to get out of the house, and I found some murals that kids painted...so sometime I'll try and remember to get them off the camera and post them....not at all as good as the ones you have in your area, to be sure.
I like that this is done to resemble the Mt Rushmore carvings.
Sure wish we had a few of those docs around today. we really need them. they cared.
Very pretty mural Linda with cool colors and a very nice tribute to the local Doctors.
It has a Rushmore look to it! Fantastic mural and a very talented artist!
Linda, this was a lovely post with great information and the mural is wonderful as well.
I wish more communities would use murals to honor their founding fathers and outstanding citizens.
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