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Eugene Richards Captures Emergency Medicine on Film.

Photojournalist Eugene Richards. His latest book, "The Knife & Gun Club: Scenes from an Emergency Room," has been called the "modern day version of Dante's 'Inferno.'" It chronicles the trauma center of Denver General Hospital, where Richards spent twelve to twenty hours a day photographing and talking to the staff. Richards' work has appeared in "Life," "The New York Times Magazine," and the London "Sunday Times." His other books include "Exploding Into Life," an inspirational diary in words and photographs of his wife's life as a cancer patient, and "Below The Line: Living Poor in America." (Rebroadcast. Originally broadcast on Wednesday, September 27, 1989).

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Eugene Richards Captures Emergency Medicine on Film.

Photojournalist Eugene Richards. His new book, "The Knife & Gun Club: Scenes from an Emergency Room," has been called the "modern day version of Dante's 'Inferno.'" It chronicles the trauma center of the Denver General Hospital where Richards spent twelve to twenty hours a day photographing and talking to the staff.

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