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View of the NYU Medical School’s 28th Street building, acquired from Cornell's Medical College in 1931. The photograph was taken circa 1951 and given to Dr. de la Chapelle by Mr. Simmons, photographer for the Medical Center.

View of the NYU Medical School’s 28th Street building from the northeast, taken from about four stories high, circa 1940. The building was acquired from Cornell's Medical College in 1931.

Photograph taken during the ceremony awarding Joseph Louis Pasteur Vallery-Radot, MD, the New York University Medal for Distinguished Achievement. Dr. Pasteur Vallery-Radot (second from left) was the grandson of Dr. Louis Pasteur and the head of France’s Department of Public Health in the years following World War II. This photograph was taken in the Medical Science Building on December 20, 1956. Also featured are Dr. George Ellis Armstrong, President Carroll Vincent Newsom, and Dr. Marion B. Sulzberger.

Cabinet card of Reginald Hall Sayre, MD (1859-1929). Dr. Sayre received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1884. The son of Dr. Lewis A. Sayre, he also became an orthopedic surgeon and taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1899 to 1929. He succeeded his father as head of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery.

Photograph of Reginald Hall Sayre, MD (1859-1929), dressed for surgery. Dr. Sayre received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1884. The son of Dr. Lewis A. Sayre, he also became an orthopedic surgeon and taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1899 to 1929. He succeeded his father as head of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery.

Cabinet card of Reginald Hall Sayre, MD (1859-1929). Dr. Sayre received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1884. The son of Dr. Lewis A. Sayre, he also became an orthopedic surgeon and taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1899 to 1929. He succeeded his father as head of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery.

Cabinet card of Reginald Hall Sayre, MD (1859-1929), seated at a desk. Dr. Sayre received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1884. The son of Dr. Lewis A. Sayre, he also became an orthopedic surgeon and taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1899 to 1929. He succeeded his father as head of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery.

Overhead view of an open-heart surgery. One of a series of photos from an open-heart surgery performed during a live telecast broadcast by NY Channel 5 on May 6, 1958. The three-year-old patient, Mabel Chin, was operated on by Jere Lord, Jr., MD, at University Hospital. Dr. Lord narrated the surgery as it took place. The telecast was cosponsored by the New York Heart Association to familiarize the public with the safety and benefits of heart surgery.

Dr. Jere W. Lord, Jr. (1910-1999), taught at New York University Medical School as Professor of Clinical Surgery and served as the president of the New York Heart Association.

Overhead view of an open-heart surgery. One of a series of photos from an open-heart surgery performed during a live telecast broadcast by NY Channel 5 on May 6, 1958. The three-year-old patient, Mabel Chin, was operated on by Jere Lord, Jr., MD, at University Hospital. Dr. Lord narrated the surgery as it took place. The telecast was cosponsored by the New York Heart Association to familiarize the public with the safety and benefits of heart surgery.

Dr. Jere W. Lord, Jr. (1910-1999), taught at New York University Medical School as Professor of Clinical Surgery and served as the president of the New York Heart Association.

Overhead view of an open-heart surgery. One of a series of photos from an open-heart surgery performed during a live telecast broadcast by NY Channel 5 on May 6, 1958. The three-year-old patient, Mabel Chin, was operated on by Jere Lord, Jr., MD, at University Hospital. Dr. Lord narrated the surgery as it took place. The telecast was cosponsored by the New York Heart Association to familiarize the public with the safety and benefits of heart surgery.

Dr. Jere W. Lord, Jr. (1910-1999), taught at New York University Medical School as Professor of Clinical Surgery and served as the president of the New York Heart Association.