An exterior view of the Skin and Cancer Unit building of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital, located at 2nd Avenue and 19th Street in Manhattan.

Group portrait of the New York University College of Medicine class of 1944, taken during their third year. When the United States entered World War II, NYU College of Medicine compressed its normal four-year MD program into three years, and almost all the College’s male students enrolled in the United States Army or Navy. Enlisted students served on active duty while in school in return for a small salary of approximately $21/month, a stipend for room and board, and paid tuition. Upon graduation, students were expected to enter the United States Army Reserve for the duration of their medical internships.

Portrait of Arpad Geyza Gerster, MD (1848-1923). Dr. Gerster was born in Hungary and received his medical degree from the University of Vienna in 1872. He emigrated to the United States where he eventually became House Surgeon at Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Gerster published The Rules of Aseptic and Antiseptic Surgery, the first book on antiseptic surgical methods in the United States, in 1888.

Portrait of Fred Wise, MD (1881-1950). Dr. Wise served as the clinical chief of the Skin and Cancer Unit of New York Post-Graduate Hospital until his retirement in 1947.

Portrait of John Marquis Converse, MD. Dr. Converse taught at the New York University College of Medicine as an Assistant in Surgery (1939-1947), an Instructor in Surgery (1947-1948), Assistant Professor of Clinical Plastic Surgery (1948-1952), Associate Professor of Clinical Plastic Surgery (1952-1957), and Lawrence D. Bell Professor of Plastic Surgery (1957-1981). He also served as the head of the Institute for Reconstructive & Plastic Surgery.

Illustration of Isaac Newton Quimby, MD (1831-1898). Dr. Quimby received his MD from University Medical College in 1859. He served as a surgeon in the United States Army from 1861 to 1865.

Portrait of Henry Honeyman Hazen, MD (1879-1951). Dr. Hazen was an important dermatologist who taught at Howard University Medical School from 1911 to 1944 and served in many public health roles within United States government.

Portrait of Howard Troy Phillips, MD (1891-1949), in a sailor’s uniform. The picture is inscribed: “To Howard Fox, Lt. Colonel U. S. Army. from Howard T. Phillips H. A. [Hospital Apprentice] [?] U. S. Navy.” Phillips was a dermatologist and served in the United States Navy during the First World War.

Signed portrait of Fred D. Weidman, MD (1881-1956). Dr. Weidman was a dermatologist, spending his career as a teacher and researcher in Philadelphia. In 1926-27, he designed an important survey and public health report on the treatment of ringworm and other fungal diseases in the United States and abroad.

Group portrait of the nurses of the Margaret Fahnestock Training School prior to their departure for France during World War I. They served with the Post-Graduate Hospital Unit. Photograph printed on page 16 in the 33rd Annual Report of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital, 1916-1917.