Bellevue Hospital

Exterior view of Bellevue Hospital Ward 40, also known as Sturgis Pavilion. Child patients can be seen beneath a tent in outdoor cribs and cots, with doctors and nurses in attendance. The Sturgis Pavilion was used by the third medical division for the treatment of female patients until it was torn down in 1924. The building faintly visible behind Sturgis Pavilion housed a ward for treating alcoholism (upper floor) and an ambulance garage and stable (lower floor).

Exterior view of tents on the Bellevue Hospital grounds, facing west, with the old Administration Building centered in the distance. These tents were erected to house the overflow of epidemic patients being treated at the hospital. A Bellevue nurse can be seen wearing a uniform dating from the second half of the 19th century.

Exterior view of a horse-drawn ambulance standing in front of a dispensary. Four men are standing behind the ambulance, with two holding a patient on a stretcher. A Bellevue nurse can be seen in the upper righthand corner of the photograph, standing on the landing of an outdoor stairway or fire escape.

A tent-like building on the grounds of Bellevue Hospital, date unknown. The building’s construction resembles the temporary buildings erected by the military during WWII. A stamped caption in the lower lefthand corner of the photograph reads: “Bellevue Hospital, N.Y. City. Photographic Department. O.G. Mason.”

An exterior view of the Bellevue Hospital Administration Building and some of the grounds, from the East River side.

An exterior view of Bellevue Hospital taken from the East River.

A view of the Bellevue Hospital courtyard and drive inside the hospital entrance gate, looking north. The North Wing is in the background and the South Wing is in the 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 Hospital’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 handwritten caption on the bottom of the photograph reads: “Marquand Pavilion Bellevue 1891.”

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.