University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Archival
Military Medicine
Nursing
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Classification
Military Medicine
Archival, Photograph
Archival, Military
Nursing
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Accession Number
002050425
Description
Promotional photograph for military nursing during World War II depicting a nursing sister in uniform, white apron and veil with holding feeding cup to patient in bed with his head bandaged on elevated bed and raised up with pillows, two colour wool cape wrapped around his shoulders and wearing pin…
Promotional photograph for military nursing during World War II depicting a nursing sister in uniform, white apron and veil with holding feeding cup to patient in bed with his head bandaged on elevated bed and raised up with pillows, two colour wool cape wrapped around his shoulders and wearing pin-stripe pajama top with open book on bedcovers.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; originally from the Estate of Dr. Stuart Gordon. Belongs with other loose photographs from Dr. Gordon's photograph album for 'Canadian Medical Corps at Surgical Station in France, World War II Surgical Ward Photographs' 002.050.423
Dr. Gordon graduated from the University of Toronto in 1926. After serving in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps in World War II, he returned to Toronto to become the Chief of Plastic Surgery at the Toronto General Hospital and the first head of the University of Toronto training program in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.