A framed black and white graduation photograph (a) of the 1930 graduating class of Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing; 34 nurses holding bouquets of red roses and their diplomas face the camera in one horizontal line; at the middle are two additional staff with a vase of red roses before t…
A framed black and white graduation photograph (a) of the 1930 graduating class of Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing; 34 nurses holding bouquets of red roses and their diplomas face the camera in one horizontal line; at the middle are two additional staff with a vase of red roses before them; an outdoor photo with a backdrop of the Ann Baillie Residence, with trees and houses on the right; frame (b) is painted wood -- black and brown with curved edges.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - photograph - Size: Length 84.5 cm x Width 18.0 cm
b - frame - Size: Length 87.0 cm x Width 20.2 cm x Depth 1.6 cm
Provenance
The donor purchased the photograph at an auction; may have originally been owned by a "Miss M. Wager"
"K.G.H. Graduating Class 1930" and "PHOTO BY // MARRISON" handprinted on the photograph in white ink; "PICTURE // MARRISON STUDIO // FRAMING" printed on the back of the photograph; "Miss M. Wager // 10 George Street" printed in pencil on the back of the photograph with something else cut off.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-6
Condition Remarks
The photograph has some warps in it; the frame is slightly worn.
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
Ann Baillie stands in the middle; donor is a 1967 Kingston General Hospital graduate.
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.