Exterior photograph of Bellevue Hospital Wards 38 and 39, taken prior to 1931.

An exterior view of Wards 38 & 39 of Bellevue Hospital, taken prior to 1931.

A doctor, nurses, and several patients on the Children’s Surgical Ward of Bellevue Hospital. Some of the patients are in their cribs or beds, while others are seated in rockers or at tables.

Photograph of an open, two-horse carriage parked outside of the Babies Ward entrance of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital Orthopedic Ward. Several children from the ward are in the carriage. This photograph was published with the caption “An Outing for the Children of the Orthopedic Ward” on page 65 of the Annual Report of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital, 1903.

Five doctors from Bellevue Hospital’s Fourth Surgical Division operate on a male patient in the Ward 23 Annex operating room, 1893.

Three young girls on the roof garden of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital Orthopedic Ward. The girls are using crutches. The photograph was published with the caption “Three Little Cripples (Orthopedic Ward)” on page 57 of the Annual Report of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital, 1900.

Children and nurses in front of a Christmas tree on the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital Orthopedic Ward. This photograph was published with the caption “Christmas in the Orthopedic Ward” on page 65 of the Annual Report of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital, 1906.

Franz Torek, MD, and Nurse Hughes in the treatment room of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital Orthopedic Ward with a patient. The patient is being fitted for an “extension apparatus.” This photograph was published on page 88 of the Annual Report of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital, 1904.

Dr. Franz Torek (1861-1938) served as surgeon and adjunct professor of surgery at the New York Post Graduate Hospital from 1890 to 1915.

Several female patients, a doctor, and a nurse, on the Charles Carroll Lee Memorial Ward of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital. This photograph was published with the caption “The Charles Carroll Lee Memorial Ward” on page 66 of the Annual Report of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital, 1904.

Interior view of doctors and nurses visiting patients on the Charles Carroll Lee Memorial Ward of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital. This photograph was published with the caption “The Charles Carroll Lee Memorial Ward” on page 34 of the Annual Report of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital, 1909.