William Crawford Gorgas

Alternative Title

Gorgas, William Crawford

Identifier

nyumed:216

Collection

Historic Images

Linked Agent

Creator (cre): New York University School of Medicine

Resource Type

Still Image

Genre

Photographs

Description

Photograph of a bust of William Crawford Gorgas, MD (1854-1920). Dr. Gorgas received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1879. He was appointed to the US Army Medical Corps from 1880 to 1918, reaching the rank of Major General. Dr. Gorgas served as Chief Sanitary Officer in Havana, where, with Dr. Robert Ernest Noble, he worked to eradicate yellow fever and malaria. In 1904, Dr. Gorgas began his role as chief sanitary officer on the Panama Canal construction project.

Physical Form

B&W print

Extent

6.5" x 8.75"

Subject

Medical colleges -- Alumni and alumnae
Physicians

Geographic Subject

United States of America
New York City
Subjects (name)
Gorgas, William Crawford, 1854-1920

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.