photographs

Portrait of Benjamin William McCready, MD (1813-1892) standing beside a table. Dr. McCready served as Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1861 to 1872 and as Emeritus Professor from 1872 to 1886. He also served as Professor of Hygiene & Toxicology at University Medical College from 1852 to 1853.

Portrait of Frank Hastings Hamilton, MD (1813-1886). Dr. Hamilton taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College as Professor of Military Surgery, Fractures and Dislocations from 1861 to 1875, and as Professor of Principles of Surgery from 1866 to 1875.

Photograph of Stephen Smith, MD (1823-1922) standing in the Palm Room of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, Michigan. Dr. Smith served as Professor of Anatomy (1867-1872) and Professor of Principles and Practice of Surgery (1861-1866) at Bellevue Hospital Medical College. He also served as Professor of Clinical Surgery (1874-1894), Professor of Orthopedic Surgery (1874-1882), and Emeritus Professor (1894-1896) at University Medical College.

A well-known surgeon and public health officer, he undertook a survey of New York City Health conditions in 1865 on behalf of the Council on Hygiene and Public Health. The Report of the Council, referred to as the Magna Carta of municipal sanitation in the United States, resulted in a law passed in 1866 which established the Health Department. Dr. Smith was a founder of and the first president of the American Public Health Association.

Photographic reproduction of a signed portrait of Lewis Albert Sayre, MD (1820-1900). 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.

The staff of the OB-GYN service, in 1929.

The staff of the obstetrical service, in 1929.

Photograph of University Hospital (present day Tisch Hospital) Cytology Laboratory circa 1955. Present in the photo is Dr. Emanuel L. Hecht.