Cabinet card portrait of Samuel Sherwell, MD (1841-1927). Dr. Sherwell received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1868. He served as a Professor of Dermatology at Long Island Hospital Medical College and was one of the founding members of the American Dermatological Association.

Cabinet card of Reginald Hall Sayre, MD (1859-1929). Dr. Sayre received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1884. The son of Dr. Lewis A. Sayre, he also became an orthopedic surgeon and taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1899 to 1929. He succeeded his father as head of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery.

Cabinet card of Reginald Hall Sayre, MD (1859-1929). Dr. Sayre received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1884. The son of Dr. Lewis A. Sayre, he also became an orthopedic surgeon and taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1899 to 1929. He succeeded his father as head of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery.

Cabinet card of Reginald Hall Sayre, MD (1859-1929), seated at a desk. Dr. Sayre received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1884. The son of Dr. Lewis A. Sayre, he also became an orthopedic surgeon and taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1899 to 1929. He succeeded his father as head of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery.

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).

Cabinet card of Isaac Ebenezer Taylor, MD (1812-1889), in a three-quarter, head and shoulders pose. Dr. Taylor served as Professor of Obstetrics at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1861 to 1867 and as Emeritus Professor from 1867 to 1889.

Cabinet card of Isaac Ebenezer Taylor, MD (1812-1889) in a three-quarter, head and shoulders pose. Dr. Taylor served as Professor of Obstetrics at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1861 to 1867 and as Emeritus Professor from 1867 to 1889.

Cabinet card of Stephen Smith, MD (1823-1922). 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.

Signed carte de visite portrait of Stephen Smith, MD (1823-1922). 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.