W. Eugene Smith «Country Doctor»

The doctor tapes a patient who broke some ribs after a horse rolled over him. «His income for covering a dozen fields is less than a city doctor makes by specializing in just one,» LIFE’s editors noted, «but Ceriani is compensated by the affection of his patients and neighbors, by the high place he has earned in his community and by the fact that he is his own boss. For him, this is enough.»