First Outing for Japan's Heart Recipient -- Nobuo Miyazaki, 18, in wheel chair, gets a view of the area surrounding the Sapporo Medical College Hospital in Hokkaido, Japan, last week, about a month after he became Japan's only heart transplant recipient. Nobuo spent about 10 minutes on the roof of the hospital. His mother, Tomi, smiles in left background.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

First Outing for Japan's Heart Recipient -- Nobuo Miyazaki, 18, in wheel chair, gets a view of the area surrounding the Sapporo Medical College Hospital in Hokkaido, Japan, last week, about a month after he became Japan's only heart transplant recipient. Nobuo spent about 10 minutes on the roof of the hospital. His mother, Tomi, smiles in left background.

Associated Press · [ca. September 1968]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Heart - Transplant

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