New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital
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Three male patients in bed in an annex for patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. One nurse is present.
Nurses
New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital
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A doctor and nurse are treating a post-operative mastoid patient, a very young child.
New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital - Sun Porch
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Male surgical patients are seen sitting on one of the hospital's sun porches in 1929. There are a couple of nurses present.
New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital
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Several doctors and nurses in an operating room.
New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital - Charles Carroll Lee Memorial Ward
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A woman's ward in the hospital, with several patients. A doctor and nurse are seen in the background. This photo appears in the Annual Report (1904, p66) with the caption "The Charles Carroll Lee Memorial Ward."
New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital - Main Operating Room
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Photographic (letterpress halftone) re-print of the main operating room (The Operating Amphitheatre) in operation. Surgeons, assistants and nurses can be seen along with some spectators in the seats to the upper left, rear. This photograph appears in the Annual Report for the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital(1903)
New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital - Operating Amphitheater
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Three nurses are seen in an operating amphitheater, preparing for an operation. Photographic (letterpress halftone) re-print. This photograph appears in the Annual Report (1903) with the caption " Preparing for an Operation" (p41).
New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital
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A young girl seated in a special type of chair, one that supports her legs. This photograph was found in the Report of the Babies' Wards, Post-Graduate Hospital, 1901.
New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital - The Babies' Wards Roof Garden
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A young boy in a sailor suit, with a small bag in hand, stands in the rooftop garden of the hospital.
Stephen Smith
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An illustration from "Darkness & Daylight" of Stephen Smith, MD (1823-1922) leading rounds at old Bellevue Hospital.
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.
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.