University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Archival
Military Medicine
Nursing
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Classification
Archival, Photograph
Archival, Military
Military Medicine
Nursing
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Accession Number
002050429
Description
Promotional photograph for military nursing during World War II depicting a nursing sister in uniform, white apron, veil and face mask cleaning eye wound with forceps and gauze swab on upright patient holding white enamel wash basin with set up tray and wash basin; patient is dressed in white shirt…
Promotional photograph for military nursing during World War II depicting a nursing sister in uniform, white apron, veil and face mask cleaning eye wound with forceps and gauze swab on upright patient holding white enamel wash basin with set up tray and wash basin; patient is dressed in white shirt and dark vest.
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.