SUNY Farmingdale State College. Nursing Pin

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Round nursing pin in brass color with dark green enamel. The center is a caduceus on a white cross. This is surrounded by black text on a gold ring. The text is "Let each become all he is capable of being." This is surrounded by an outer ring with embossed text - "State University of New York" on a dark green border. Farmingdale State College is part of the State University of New York.

New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital - Nurses

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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.

New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital - Orthopedic Ward

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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.