Sepia print

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.

A carte-de-visite showing three-quarter view of Robert O. Doremus.

An image of Bellevue Hospital, from the river, ca. 1848.

Carte de visite portrait of James Rushmore Wood, MD (1816-1882). Dr. Wood served as Professor of Operative Surgery and Surgical Pathology at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1861 to 1868 and as Professor Emeritus from 1868 to 1882.

Carte-de-visite, head and shoulders shot of Austin Flint.

Carte de visite portrait of James Rushmore Wood, MD (1816-1882) in formal dress. Dr. Wood served as Professor of Operative Surgery and Surgical Pathology at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1861 to 1868 and as Professor Emeritus from 1868 to 1882.

Head and shoulders, oval print, portrait of Austin Flint. The print is board backed with the signature of Austin Flint on the bottom.

Carte-de-visite, head and shoulders shot of Austin Flint.

Cabinet card of Stephen Smith, MD (1823-1922). Dr. Smith served as Professor of Anatomy (1867-1872) and Professor of Principles and Practice of Surgery (1861-1866) at Bellevue Hospital Medical College. He also served as Professor of Clinical Surgery (1874-1894), Professor of Orthopedic Surgery (1874-1882), and Emeritus Professor (1894-1896) at University Medical College.

A well-known surgeon and public health officer, he undertook a survey of New York City Health conditions in 1865 on behalf of the Council on Hygiene and Public Health. The Report of the Council, referred to as the Magna Carta of municipal sanitation in the United States, resulted in a law passed in 1866 which established the Health Department. Dr. Smith was a founder of and the first president of the American Public Health Association.

Carte de visite portrait of Isaac Ebenezer Taylor, MD (1812-1889). Dr. Taylor served as Professor of Obstetrics at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1861 to 1867 and as Emeritus Professor from 1867 to 1889.