Historic Images

An illustration of the Bellevue Alms House Hospital from the East River, circa 1848.

An exterior view of Bellevue Hospital in 1870, seen from a pier on the East River.

Carte de visite portrait of James Rushmore Wood, MD (1816-1882). Dr. Wood served as Professor of Operative Surgery and Surgical Pathology at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1861 to 1868 and as Professor Emeritus from 1868 to 1882.

Portrait of Austin Flint, MD (1812-1886). Dr. Flint taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College as Professor of Principles and Practice of Medicine and Clinical Medicine from 1861 to 1886.

An illustrated view of Blackwell’s Island, now Roosevelt Island, and the East River from 86th Street.

Photomechanical portrait of Robert Ogden Doremus, MD (1824-1906), with biographical details printed below. Dr. Doremus received his MD from University Medical College in 1851. He taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College as Professor of Chemistry, Toxicology, and Medical Jurisprudence from 1861 to 1897.

Portrait of Robert Ogden Doremus, MD (1824-1906). Dr. Doremus received his MD from University Medical College in 1851. He taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College as Professor of Chemistry, Toxicology, and Medical Jurisprudence from 1861 to 1897.

Carte de visite portrait of James Rushmore Wood, MD (1816-1882), in formal dress. Dr. Wood served as Professor of Operative Surgery and Surgical Pathology at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1861 to 1868 and as Professor Emeritus from 1868 to 1882.

Cabinet card of Austin Flint, Jr., MD (1836-1915). Dr. Flint taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College as Professor of Physiology & Microscopical Anatomy (1861-1898) and Professor of Obstetrics (1893-1898).

Portrait of Austin Flint, MD (1812-1886). Dr. Flint taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College as Professor of Principles and Practice of Medicine and Clinical Medicine from 1861 to 1886.