University Hospital - Open-heart Surgery

Identifier

nyumed:301

Collection

Historic Images

Linked Agent

cre: University Hospital -- New York (State) -- New York
cre: Irwin

Date Created

1958-05-06 00:00:00Z

Date

1958-05-06 00:00:00Z

Resource Type

Still Image

Genre

photographs

Description

A television cameraman records a briefing (by unidentified men) about a surgery. One of a series of photos from an open-heart surgery performed in 1958 on Miss Mabel Chin by Dr. Jere Lord, Jr. The operation was filmed by NY Channel 5 and televised on May 6, 1958. Classification numbers for the entire group of photos: 022 .C .55-.65, all in File #22.

Physical Form

B&W print

Extent

8" x 10"

Subject

Operating rooms
Surgical Procedures, Operative

Geographic Subject

United States of America
New York City

Note

BW photo scanned in color

Rights

Reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship, and research uses only, in accordance with the Copyright law (Title 17, United States Code). Reproductions are the sole and exclusive property of the NYU Medical Archives and may not be reproduced in any fashion or used for any purpose other than private scholarship without the express written consent of the NYU Medical Archives.