Menas S. Gregory

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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).

Bellevue Hospital - Postcard

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Labeled "Bellevue Hospital No. 1", this collage of illustrations (one of a pair) shows various scenes related to the hospital, including a chapel, a ward, the exterior of the building, the admissions desk and the Board Room. The sheet 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.

Bellevue Hospital - Postcard

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Labeled "Bellevue Hospital No. 2", this collage of illustrations (one of a pair) shows various scenes related to the hospital, including an operating theater, the Children's Ward, the Morgue and the garden. The sheet 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.