Nurses

Portrait of the class of 1892 from the Margaret Fahnestock Training School for Nurses. The graduates are dressed in their uniforms, wearing corsages, and carrying bouquets. This photograph was published with the caption “Mrs. Va Zant and Class of 1892” on page 48 of the Alumnae Association’s publication "The History of Nursing at the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital," edited by Lena Dufton.

Group portrait of the class of 1924 from the Margaret Fahnestock Training School for Nurses.

Three young girls on the roof garden of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital Orthopedic Ward. The girls are using crutches. The photograph was published with the caption “Three Little Cripples (Orthopedic Ward)” on page 57 of the Annual Report of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital, 1900.

Franz Torek, MD, and Nurse Hughes in the treatment room of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital Orthopedic Ward with a patient. The patient is being fitted for an “extension apparatus.” This photograph was published on page 88 of the Annual Report of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital, 1904.

Dr. Franz Torek (1861-1938) served as surgeon and adjunct professor of surgery at the New York Post Graduate Hospital from 1890 to 1915.

Children and nurses in front of a Christmas tree on the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital Orthopedic Ward. This photograph was published with the caption “Christmas in the Orthopedic Ward” on page 65 of the Annual Report of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital, 1906.

Photograph of an open, two-horse carriage parked outside of the Babies Ward entrance of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital Orthopedic Ward. Several children from the ward are in the carriage. This photograph was published with the caption “An Outing for the Children of the Orthopedic Ward” on page 65 of the Annual Report of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital, 1903.

A blurred image of a nurse reaching down to a child in a toy car. This appears to be in one of the wards of the hospital.

Nurses on the Roof Garden with some patients from the Babies Ward.

Several children from the Babies Ward are shown in the "Sunbeam Room," some seated at a table, others in chairs around the room.

Eight nurses are standing on the Roof Garden, holding two babies each, with several other children seated or in carriages in front. This photograph appears in the Annual Report for the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital (1907, opposite page p.96), with the caption "The Babies' Wards Roof Garden."