Monochrome photograph of old Kingston General Hospital Watkins entrance; image is on an angle facing the building from the street; trunk of one tree is covering the top right of the image and the top of another tree is covering the top left of the image; building covered in banners in the shape of …
Monochrome photograph of old Kingston General Hospital Watkins entrance; image is on an angle facing the building from the street; trunk of one tree is covering the top right of the image and the top of another tree is covering the top left of the image; building covered in banners in the shape of six Xs, and a Kingston General Hospital sign and two signs with the dates 1837 and 1938 are on the railing of the lower balcony of the building to celebrate its 100th anniversary; number "15" is printed on the back and bottom left of the photograph; image is surrounded by a narrow white border.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
The photo originally belonged to Myrtle (Eakin) McKendry, the mother of Richard McKendry and a graduate of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing 1942.
Date shown on anniversary sign on building in image
Material
paper: cream, white
ink: black, grey
Inscriptions
On reverse: "6" written in pencil over the printed number "15"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010 Assorted Binder C pg 11 b
Length
8.9 cm
Width
6.3 cm
Depth
0.01 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 8.9 cm x Wdith 6.3 cm X Depth 0.01 cm
Condition Remarks
Slight bend in the bottom right corner; a little warped as the photograph does not lie flat, but is raised on either side; lightly faded evenly.
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Article
Reference Comments
Providence Care, "History of KGH – Working in an old hospital without paying attention," October 20th, 2014. https://providencecare.ca/history-of-kgh-working-in-an-old-hospital-without-paying-attention/
Research Facts
The main building at Kingston General Hospital was built in 1833-1835 as a charitable hospital. It did not open as a public hospital until 1845, as it was the first home of the Canadian Parliament after the union of Upper and Lower Canada from 1841-1844.