Bellevue Hospital

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.

A postcard showing a collage of illustrations of Bellevue Hospital, from a two-postcard set. The card is labeled “Bellevue Hospital No. 2” and shows a variety of scenes from the hospital, including an operating theater, the Children’s Ward, the morgue, and the garden. 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.

Engraving showing a view of Bellevue Hospital as it looked in 1816, seen from the East River. In the bottom left corner of the print is the note: “Copyright 1905, Society of Iconophiles, N.Y.” The Society of Iconophiles printed limited edition engravings of New York City scenes and was active from 1894 to 1939.

Engraving showing the Bellevue Hospital Wharf as it was in 1795. A hospital boat can be seen discharging sick passengers. The caption beneath the image reads, “Bellevue Wharf, 1795, where the hospital boat landed the sick. Drawn on wood by Charles Parsons and engraved by C.B. Dolge.” This engraving was inspired by a 1795 watercolor painted by Dr. Alexander Anderson while he was the resident physician at Bellevue.

An illustration of the Bellevue Alms House Hospital from the East River, circa 1848.

An exterior view of Bellevue Hospital in 1870, seen from a pier on the East River.

Mounted photograph of Bellevue Hospital Operating Room Lecture, circa 1880's.

An exterior view of Wards 38 & 39, prior to 1931.

A 1931 group portrait of an unidentified group of Bellevue doctors.