Monochrome graduation photograph of Olive O'Neill and six of her classmates from the Kingston General Hospital School of nursing; they are standing facing towards the camera against a dark background with their hair up and dressed in white clothes circa 1916 that are not nursing uniforms; four of t…
Monochrome graduation photograph of Olive O'Neill and six of her classmates from the Kingston General Hospital School of nursing; they are standing facing towards the camera against a dark background with their hair up and dressed in white clothes circa 1916 that are not nursing uniforms; four of the women are sitting in the front while three of the women are standing behind.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Donor recieved image from Kathryn (Kay) O'Neill Davis who was Olive O'Neill's cousin.
Image evenly slightly faded; appears to be cut and edges are crooked and uneven as a result; small stain on the left side of image.
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.