Photographs

Dr. Jerome S. Coles, Chairman of the Board, NYU Medical Center at podium of the Faculty Campaign Reception

Portrait of Warren Coleman, MD (1869-1948). Dr. Coleman received his MD from University Medical College in 1892. He began his career at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, working as Assistant in the Physiological Laboratory (1890-1891), an Instructor in the Pathological Laboratory (1894-1895), an Instructor in Bacteriology (1894-1895), and an Instructor in Gross Pathology, Materia Medica, and Therapeutics (1895-1898). From 1918 to 1932, Dr. Coleman held the role of Assistant Professor of Medicine before his promotion to Professor of Clinical Medicine from 1932 to 1933. He held the role of Professor Emeritus of Clinical Medicine from 1933 to 1948. According to Dr. Clarence de la Chapelle, Dr. Coleman's special field of interest was the role of diet in the treatment of typhoid fever.

Photograph of Dr. William T. Corlett, seated, with chin resting on left hand.

Portrait of Frank Wang Co Tui, MD. Dr. Co Tui taught at University and Bellevue Hospital as an Instructor in Pharmacology (1928-1931), Assistant Professor of Pharmacology (1931-1932), Clinical Professor of Surgery (1932-1934), and Associate Professor of Experimental Surgery (1934-1949).

Portrait of Clarence E. de la Chapelle, MD (1898-1987). Dr. De la Chapelle received his MD from University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1922. He joined the faculty of the medical school in 1925, where he remained for the duration of his career as a leading cardiologist. Dr. De la Chapelle held various leadership roles at the medical school, including serving as Assistant Dean and Associate Dean from 1943-1948, and as Associate Dean of the Post-Graduate Medical School from 1948-1963. On February 18, 1971, the Bellevue Hospital Medical library was named for, and dedicated, to Dr. Clarence E. de la Chapelle. In 1983, he endowed the NYU Medical Library Archives in memory of his late wife of 51 years, the former Lillian Buckmann.

Photograph of Dr. R. B. Carmichael, standing. Mounted on board, signed on back, "Dr. R. B. Carmichael, Washington, D.C."

Dr. Thomas M. Rivers discussing the Salk poliomyelitis vaccine with Dr. Jonas Salk and Dr. Hart Edgar Van Riper. The photograph was taken on April 12, 1955, during the live telecast informing the American public that the field trial to test the inactivated polio vaccine was successful. The telecast was filmed at Rackham Hall at the University of Michigan. Eli Lilly & Co. funded the hour and a half long broadcast, narrated by Bob Emerick. It was watched by an estimated 54,000 doctors in special screenings in movie theaters and heard by millions of people around the world on the radio.

Dr. Jonas Salk, developer of the poliomyelitis vaccine, received his MD from New York University College of Medicine in 1939.

Mr. Paul Klemtner mentions key contributors during the opening of the live telecast on the development of the poliomyelitis vaccine. The photograph was taken on April 12, 1955, during the live telecast informing the American public that the field trial to test the inactivated polio vaccine was successful. The telecast was filmed at Rackham Hall at the University of Michigan. Eli Lilly & Co. funded the hour and a half long broadcast, narrated by Bob Emerick. It was watched by an estimated 54,000 doctors in special screenings in movie theaters and heard by millions of people around the world on the radio.

Dr. Jonas Salk (not pictured), developer of the poliomyelitis vaccine, received his MD from New York University College of Medicine in 1939.

The television studio crew tends to a baby klieg light that exploded above Dr. Thomas Francis, Jr. four minutes before the live telecast on the development of the poliomyelitis vaccine. The photograph was taken on April 12, 1955, during the live telecast informing the American public that the field trial to test the inactivated polio vaccine was successful. The telecast was filmed at Rackham Hall at the University of Michigan. Eli Lilly & Co. funded the hour and a half long broadcast, narrated by Bob Emerick. It was watched by an estimated 54,000 doctors in special screenings in movie theaters and heard by millions of people around the world on the radio.

Dr. Jonas Salk (not pictured), developer of the poliomyelitis vaccine, received his MD from New York University College of Medicine in 1939.

Photograph of Paul E. Bechet. On photograph, in ink, inscription reads, "To Howard Fox, in memory of many friendly years, Paul E. Bechet". On back of Photograph, photographer stamp reads: Haas Photographer, 695 Fifth Avenue, NYC.