Black-and-white framed panoramic graduation photograph of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1934; single line of 40 women standing in front of the 1927 building on O'Kill Street; a sticker on the glass in front of each nurse with her name printed on it in pen; frame is made o…
Black-and-white framed panoramic graduation photograph of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1934; single line of 40 women standing in front of the 1927 building on O'Kill Street; a sticker on the glass in front of each nurse with her name printed on it in pen; frame is made out of wood, and painted silver.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
The donor, Ms. Jean (Asselstine) Shea, was a graduate of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1934.
"K. G. H. GRADUATING CLASS 1934." and "MARRISON // PHOTO" printed in white ink on the photograph; The name of each nurse is printed on a sticker in front of her
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-6
Length
108.5 cm
Width
24.3 cm
Depth
1.5 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 108.5 cm x Width 24.3 cm x Depth 1.5 cm
Condition Remarks
The photograph appears to be in very good condition; the frame is losing its colour and is splitting in some places.
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
Jean (Asselstine) Shea is the sixth nurse from the left.
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.