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Portrait of Richard Lightburn Sutton, MD (1878-1952). The photograph is inscribed, “For Dr. Howard Fox, with the good wishes of Richard Sutton, 6/20/25.” Dr. Sutton was an important American dermatologist, known among other things for his identification of Sutton’s disease (canker sores).

Portrait of Alexander Solomon Wiener, MD (1907-1976). Dr. Wiener joined the Department of Forensic Medicine at the New York University School of Medicine in 1938, where he rose to the rank of full professor. In 1938, he also joined the office of the Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York as a serologist.

Carte de visite portrait of William Henry Welch, MD (1850-1934), as a young man. Dr. Welch taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College as Professor of Pathology from 1878 to 1884.

Portrait of Arthur Canfield Upton, MD (1923-2015). From 1980 to 1992, Dr. Upton served as the chairman of the Department of Environmental Medicine at New York University School of Medicine. He became Professor Emeritus of Environmental Medicine in 1992.

Image of Samuel Standard, MD (1899-1970) from p. 50 of the 1954 NYU Medical Violet yearbook. Dr. Standard received his MD from University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College of New York University in 1924. He was appointed professor of Clinical Surgery at New York University School of Medicine in 1962.

Image of Lewis Thomas, MD (1913-1993) standing in his office, wearing a lab coat, and holding a pipe. Dr. Thomas served as the Dean of the New York University School of Medicine from 1966 to 1969.

Portrait of William Henry Welch, MD (1850-1934). Dr. Welch taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College as Professor of Pathology from 1878 to 1884.

Portrait of Mills Sturtevant, MD (1882-1945). Dr. Sturtevant held the role of Professor of Clinical Medicine from 1933 to 1945 at New York University College of Medicine.

Photograph of John Murray Steele, MD (1900-1969), from p. 45 of the 1954 NYU Medical Violet yearbook. Dr. Steele served as Professor of Medicine at New York University College of Medicine.

Seated portrait of George Barclay Wallace, MD (1874-1948). Dr. Wallace served as Professor of Pharmacology and head of the Department of Pharmacology at University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College of New York University.