Bellevue Hospital

Children from Sturgis Pavilion, Ward 40, are seen outdoors under a tent roof, in cribs and cots. Doctors and nurses are in attendance. The red brick building on the left was Ward 40 also known as Sturgis Pavilion. It was used by the third medical division for the treatment of female patients. The Sturgis Pavilion was torn down in 1924. Behind Ward 40 (Sturgis Pavilion) was another building. The upper floor was used for the treatment of Alcoholics and the lower floor was an ambulance garage and stable.

A group of tents on the grounds of the hospital, with one nurse and a couple of men in view. Information below from Registration Record: Tents on Bellevue grounds facing west. These tents were used to house the overflow of epidemic patients. The Old Administration building is in the center of the picture. The Bellevue nurse is seen in uniform of the second half of the 19th century. Dimensions are for image only. The photo has age damage, with a number of light-colored spots on the image.

Image shows a horse-drawn ambulance in front of a Dispensary, with four men standing behind it. Two of the men are holding a stretcher, which appears to have a patient in it. Information below from Registration Record: In the upper right hand corner a Bellevue nurse is standing on the landing of an outdoor stairway or fire escape looking down at the scene.

Close-up view of a tent-like building on the grounds of the hospital, date unknown. The building's construction is similar to the temporary buildings put up by the military during WWII. Stamped in the lower left-hand corner of the photograph, "Bellevue Hospital, N.Y. City. Photographic Department. O.G. Mason."

A view of the Administration Building and some of the grounds. Information below from Registration Record: View is from the East River Side. The bottom of the photograph has several pieces missing.

A view of Bellevue Hospital, from the East River.

View of courtyard and drive inside the entrance gate to the hospital. Street running in front of main building, looking north. The North Wing is in the background. South Wing, left foreground. Two pavilions can be seen to the right. There are two motor vehicles parked on the right side of the street, facing front; the first is a small truck, with hard rubber tires.

An exterior view of Bellevue's Marquand Pavilion, from an opposite street corner. Several pedestrians are visible, including a woman with a baby carriage and a child selling fruits or vegetables from a cart.

A view of the hospital ca. 1875, as sections F & G are under construction. Information below from Registration record: The gatehouse can be seen to the right of the pavilion. Motor vehicles parked on 26th street. On the lower left of the photograph is written "White Studio N.Y. 134-46-1"; all 4 corners of the picture are missing. Corners of photo broken off, otherwise in good shape.

Infromation taken from Registration Record: The Sturges pavilion is on the right (view from East River side). There are several female patients, in beds, on a porch covered with an awning to the left side of the pavilion. Written on the left of the photograph i, "General view from East river Aug. 24, 1922." Written on the back, "Bellevue 1922 & Police Tent" ; the "Police" has been marked out.