Historic Images

An exterior view of Bellevue Hospital’s Marquand Pavilion, from an opposite street corner. Several pedestrians are visible, including a woman with a baby carriage and a child selling fruits or vegetables from a cart. A handwritten caption on the bottom of the photograph reads: “Marquand Pavilion Bellevue 1891.”

An exterior view of Bellevue Hospital circa 1875, during the constructions of sections F&G. The gatehouse can be seen to the right of the pavilion. Motor vehicles are also seen parked on 26th street. “White Studio N.Y. 134-46-1” is written in the lower left corner of the photograph.

Exterior view of the Bellevue Hospital main building and the Sturges Pavilion. The pavilion is in the right foreground. Several female patients are reclining in beds on a porch covered with an awning. Along the left side of the photograph, a handwritten caption reads: “General view from East River Aug. 24, 1922.” On the back of the photograph there is a note reading: “Bellevue 1922 & Police Tent” with the word “Police” crossed out.

Exterior view of the rear north side of the Bellevue Hospital Episcopal chapel. A fire escape can be seen on the fifth floor of the neighboring building.

Exterior view of the Bellevue Hospital Episcopal Chapel at First Avenue and 27th Street. The building was torn down in 1938 to make way for the new Administration building.

An early 20th century Bellevue ambulance and surgeon at the scene of an accident. The wounded man, who is seated on a street corner, is surrounded by many people. The ambulance appears to be gas powered.

Exterior view of Bellevue Hospital from the East River. The caption reads: “Bellevue Hospital in 1979.” This photograph was used in Robert J. Carlisle’s 1893 book, An Account of Bellevue Hospital, on page 76.

A line-up of World War I-era Bellevue Hospital ambulances, drivers (beside cars), and interns (in white uniforms) standing in formation behind a military officer. Almost all are wearing Ambulance Attendants caps. A framed portrait of President Woodrow Wilson hangs over the basement doorway in the left background.

Exterior view of the Bellevue Hospital gatehouse, circa 1890. Some men can be seen at the gate and inside the courtyard. The gates were erected in 1885 and stood on the north side of 26th Street, midway between First Avenue and the East River. The entrance was demolished in 1929 to allow for construction of the O.P.D. Building. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, “Summer 1890.”

Exterior view of the Bellevue Hospital gatehouse, taken from across 26th Street, with hospital campus grounds visible behind. A stamp on the back of the photograph reads “K. D. Bryson/ 140 Wadsworth Avenue/ order by this number – BHI.”