Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York

An exterior view of Bellevue Hospital circa 1875, during the constructions of sections F&G. The gatehouse can be seen to the right of the pavilion. Motor vehicles are also seen parked on 26th street. “White Studio N.Y. 134-46-1” is written in the lower left corner of the photograph.

Exterior view of the Bellevue Hospital main building and the Sturges Pavilion. The pavilion is in the right foreground. Several female patients are reclining in beds on a porch covered with an awning. Along the left side of the photograph, a handwritten caption reads: “General view from East River Aug. 24, 1922.” On the back of the photograph there is a note reading: “Bellevue 1922 & Police Tent” with the word “Police” crossed out.

Exterior view of the rear north side of the Bellevue Hospital Episcopal chapel. A fire escape can be seen on the fifth floor of the neighboring building.

Exterior view of the Bellevue Hospital Episcopal Chapel at First Avenue and 27th Street. The building was torn down in 1938 to make way for the new Administration building.

Exterior view of Bellevue Hospital from the East River. The caption reads: “Bellevue Hospital in 1979.” This photograph was used in Robert J. Carlisle’s 1893 book, An Account of Bellevue Hospital, on page 76.

Exterior view of the Bellevue Hospital gatehouse, circa 1890. Some men can be seen at the gate and inside the courtyard. The gates were erected in 1885 and stood on the north side of 26th Street, midway between First Avenue and the East River. The entrance was demolished in 1929 to allow for construction of the O.P.D. Building. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, “Summer 1890.”

View of Bellevue Hospital from the East River, circa 1880.

Exterior view of Bellevue Hospital Building and surrounding grounds.

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.