Black and white photograph of a nurse; the photograph is cut into the shape of an oval around the subject and is mounted on a rectangular black piece of cardboard; Note the file names of the photos got reversed by the photographer.
Black and white photograph of a nurse; the photograph is cut into the shape of an oval around the subject and is mounted on a rectangular black piece of cardboard; Note the file names of the photos got reversed by the photographer.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Belonged to the donor's mother, Ethel Gallagher, who graduated from Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing in 1906; the nurse is an unidentified classmate of Ethel's.
"1906 K.G.H. Nurses Uniform" printed on the back of the photo in pen.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-3 Box 10
Length
20.7 cm
Width
13.3 cm
Depth
0.2 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 20.7 cm x Width 13.3 cm x Depth 0.2 cm
Condition Remarks
There are a few minor scratches on the photograph.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
Kingston Health Sciences Centre website, "KGH School of Nursing," (https://kingstonhsc.ca/kgh-school-nursing)
Research Facts
The first official graduating class of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing was in 1888; the school was created in order to educate nurses as the demand for them increased, as well as providing a labour force to the hospital. When the first nurses graduated, they were given a certificate of completion, twenty five dollars, and a nursing medal. Over the years, nurses were sometimes given pins and/or rings or other memorabilia to commemorate their graduation from the school.
Exhibit History
Kingston General Hospital Nursing Alumnae 2006 Special Exhibit @ Museum of Health Care: April 19, 2006-May 30, 2007