This was a guest room when the Shipmans lived here, but we know that at least one of the doctors used it as an office. The 19th century medical equipment includes an 1893 examination table, complete with stirrups, an eye chart (one of the doctors advertised as an eye doctor), and a Civil War kit (not pictured) with an amputation saw. In the following picture a mannequin portrays Nell convalescing in the doctor's office from a deadly influenza virus. A few days after her meeting with Joseph Walker, she became one of the hundreds of millions struck by the 1918 flu epidemic. Twenty million died world-wide. Barry vividly remembers calling Nell downstairs to dinner and seeing her collapse on the stair landing. She developed a high fever, went in and out of consciousness and temporarily lost most of her hair. Nell survived other brushes with death, caused by her daring work in the movies. She was courageous and athletic and did her own stunts. When the studios or her own productions required a heroine to drive dog sleds across frozen wilderness or navigate dangerous rivers, Nell was ready and willing. Back to God's Country was filmed near the Arctic Circle in 40-degrees-below-zero weather; the leading man died from exposure and the assistant director eventually lost several toes to frostbite. Her production of the popular feature film Something New (1920) was filmed in the Mojave Desert and involved a motor flight (from bandits) up canyons and over huge boulders. The car flipped over several times, with Nell, the leading man, and Barry's dog Laddie, in it. One of the scenes she wrote required her to fall from a horse with her hands tied behind her back. At the appropriate time she slipped from her saddle, but hit her head on a rock, knocking herself out cold (not part of the script!). Entrance Parlor Doctors Office Master Bedroom Kitchen Dining Room Barry's Room Nell's Bedroom Return to Glendale History page