William Crawford Gorgas

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A photograph of a bust of William C. Gorgas.

William Crawford Gorgas (1854 –1920) graduated from the Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1879, and would go on to be appointed to the US Army Medical Corps from 1880 to 1918, reaching the rank of Major General. Gorgas served as Chief Sanitary Officer in Havana, where, with Robert Ernest Noble, he worked to eradicate yellow fever and malaria. In 1904, Gorgas began his role as chief sanitary officer on the Panama Canal construction project.

William Crawford Gorgas

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A head and shoulders view of William Crawford Gorgas. Caption: "William Gorgas 1854 - 1920 Controlled malaria and yellow fever at the sight of the building of the Panama Canal." This image is not a regular print; it is glued to foamcore and looks to have been used for a display/exhibit.

William Crawford Gorgas (1854 –1920) graduated from the Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1879, and would go on to be appointed to the US Army Medical Corps from 1880 to 1918, reaching the rank of Major General. Gorgas served as Chief Sanitary Officer in Havana, where, with Robert Ernest Noble, he worked to eradicate yellow fever and malaria. In 1904, Gorgas began his role as chief sanitary officer on the Panama Canal construction project.

William Crawford Gorgas

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A photograph of a bust of William C. Gorgas.

William Crawford Gorgas (1854 –1920) graduated from the Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1879, and would go on to be appointed to the US Army Medical Corps from 1880 to 1918, reaching the rank of Major General. Gorgas served as Chief Sanitary Officer in Havana, where, with Robert Ernest Noble, he worked to eradicate yellow fever and malaria. In 1904, Gorgas began his role as chief sanitary officer on the Panama Canal construction project.

Lewis Albert Sayre

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Lewis Albert Sayre, MD (1820-1900) observes the change in the curvature of the spine as a patient self-suspends herself prior to being wrapped in Sayre's plaster of Paris bandage treatment. Dr. Sayre served as Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1861 to 1897 and as Emeritus Professor from 1897 to 1898.