Photograph of Marion Baldur Sulzberger, MD (1895-1984), seated, with a patient and three medical students. The image was published in the 1952-53 Bulletin of the Post-Graduate Medical School.

Dr. Sulzberger became director of the New York Skin and Cancer Unit in 1947. From 1949 to 1960, he served as Professor of Dermatology and chairman of the Department of Dermatology at New York University Medical School. Dr. Sulzberger was named professor emeritus in 1960.

Portrait of Leopold Lichtwitz, MD (1876-1943). In 1919, Dr. Litchwitz became the head of the Department of Internal Medicine at Hamburg’s Altona Municipal Hospital. He eventually became director of the hospital. In 1931, he became director of Berlin’s Rudolf Virchow Hospital. He was removed from his post by the Nazi regime in 1933. After emigrating to the United States, Dr. Lichtwitz became director of the Department of Internal Medicine at Montefiore Hospital.

Signed portrait of Charles Clayton Dennie, MD (1883-1971), in military uniform. Inscribed “To my very good friend Dr. Howard Fox, Charles C. Dennie.”

An American dermatologist, Dennie was studying dermatology and syphilology at The Hospital St. Louis in Paris in 1914 when World War I broke out. He would later serve in the United States Army Medical Corps. Dr. Dennie became head of the Department of Dermatology at Kansas University School of Medicine, where he spent his career.

Portrait of Julian Richard Krevans, MD (1924-2015). Dr. Krevans received his MD from the New York University School of Medicine in 1946. He was named Alumnus of the Year in 1978.

Dr. Krevans was an acclaimed internist, hematologist, teacher, and administrator. From 1971 to 1982, he served as Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco. As Physician-in-Chief of Baltimore City Hospital from 1963 to 1969, he was responsible for transforming Baltimore City Hospital into one of the leading teaching hospitals in the United States.

Portrait of John Hinchman Stokes, MD (1885-1961). The photograph is inscribed, “To my friend Howard Fox, with high esteem, John H. Stokes.”

A major figure in the fields of dermatology and syphilology, Dr. Stokes directed the United States Public Health Services’ Institute for the Study of Venereal Diseases (1937-1953), chaired the Committee on Research in Syphilis (1928), served as a consultant to the Surgeon General of the Army and the Secretary of War during World War II, and served as the American representative to the League of Nations as an expert in syphilis (1928-1955).

Portrait of Edward Gamaliel Janeway, MD (1841-1911). Dr. Janeway served as Professor of Diseases of the Mind and Nervous System, Professor of Medicine, and Professor of Pathology and Practical Anatomy during his time at Bellevue Hospital Medical College and University & Bellevue Hospital Medical College (1881-1907). He served as the first dean of University & Bellevue Hospital Medical College when it merged in 1898. In 1878, Dr. Janeway hired the famous pathologist Dr. William Welch upon his return to the United States. From 1875 to 1881, Dr. Janeway served as the New York City Health Commissioner.

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.

An illustration from "Darkness & Daylight" of Stephen Smith, MD (1823-1922), leading rounds at old Bellevue Hospital.

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.

Photograph of Stephen Smith, MD (1823-1922), standing in the Palm Room of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, Michigan. 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.