Illustrations

Illustrated portrait of Menas Sarkas Gregory, MD (1872-1941). Dr. Gregory taught at University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College as Professor of Medical Diseases (1918-1924) and Professor of Psychiatry (1924-1937) before becoming Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at New York University College of Medicine (1937-1941).

Signed print of a 1916 portrait of Ferdinand-Jean Darier, MD (1856-1938), by the artist Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer. The inscription reads, “Au Dr. Howard Fox, cordial souvenir (Paris, Copenhagen, Budapest), Dr. Darier.” Dr. Darier was an important French dermatologist who discovered many skin diseases, including the genetic skin condition Darier’s disease. From 1909 to 1922, he was head of the clinical department of the Hôpital Saint-Louis, a hospital with an international reputation as a center for dermatological research.

Reprinted illustration from "The Daily Graphic" (Sept. 18, 1875). Captioned “Interior views in the New Medical Department of the University of the City of New York,” the illustrations depict (clockwise from upper left corner): the Anatomical Museum, the Dissecting Room, the Vivisecting Room, and the Lecture Room.

Illustration of the 1856 Annual Medical Commencement at the New York University Chapel at Washington Square, from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper.

Cartoon drawing of a fat rat in a waistcoat, smoking a pipe. The caption reads, “The Night Superintendent of Bellevue Hospital enjoying himself after a late Dinner.”

Illustration of the famous double stairway of the Bellevue Administration Building. The image is captioned “Entrance to Old Bellevue.”

Illustration titled “Dislocations of the Femur. Enlarged from Sir A. Cooper. For the Use of Professor Mott’s Class.” The illustration shows five nude men, each with a caption detailing the dislocation or fracture. Professor Mott may be Dr. Alexander Brown Mott (1826-1889).

An illustration of Bellevue Hospital circa 1848, viewed from the East River with a ship and a rowboat on the water in the foreground.

A postcard showing a collage of illustrations of Bellevue Hospital, from a two-postcard set. The card is labeled “Bellevue Hospital No. 1” and shows a variety of scenes from the hospital, including a chapel, a ward, the exterior of the building, the admissions desk, and the Board Room. The postcard is also labeled “Compliments of Lactopeptine.” Lactopeptine was a manufacturer’s name for a digestion-ferment product containing Pepsin and Pancreatin and sold in the 19th century.

A postcard showing a collage of illustrations of Bellevue Hospital, from a two-postcard set. The card is labeled “Bellevue Hospital No. 2” and shows a variety of scenes from the hospital, including an operating theater, the Children’s Ward, the morgue, and the garden. The postcard is also labeled “Compliments of Lactopeptine.” Lactopeptine was a manufacturer’s name for a digestion-ferment product containing Pepsin and Pancreatin and sold in the 19th century.