A doctor, nurses and several patients are seen in the ward. Some of the patients are in their cribs or beds, others are seated in rockers or at tables.
Male patients are seen resting in their beds. There are a couple of nurses present, and two men who may be doctors. This is not an original photograph, but rather an old, somewhat faded copy.
Female patients and children are seen in their beds. Several nurses are present, and a couple of men who may be doctors. The time is sometime in the 1890's.
The scene is of an "old time blood transfusion" at Bellevue Hospital in the 1870's. There are several nurses and doctors in attendance, and the man giving blood is seated upright in a chair. This image is not an original from the 19th century. It is a modern print of an original that is either lost or no longer exists.