Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Archival
Nursing
Portrait Picture
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Classification
Archival, Images
Portrait Picture
Nursing
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Accession Number
995002152
Description
Mounted monochromatic graduation photograph of 29 nurses in white graduating uniforms standing in three rows on front steps of the origianl Kingston General hospital School of Nursing Residence; Ann Baillie in the centre of the second row; mounted onto a piece of cardboard matting with a decorative…
Mounted monochromatic graduation photograph of 29 nurses in white graduating uniforms standing in three rows on front steps of the origianl Kingston General hospital School of Nursing Residence; Ann Baillie in the centre of the second row; mounted onto a piece of cardboard matting with a decorative grey border surrounding the photograph; framing studio stamp appears on back.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae via Marilyn Boston
Embossed onto bottom left corner: "Marrison Studio // KINGSTON, ONT."; on backing: "PICTURE // MARRISON STUDIO // FRAMING"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-4-4
Length
35.3 cm
Width
30.5 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 35.3 cm x Width 30.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Photograph is faded; mounting cardboard is faded and warped at bottom; stain on cardboard at bottom right corner
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.