Grey and pink photograph of five nurses in white shirts with large possibly paper cutout of pink hearts on them; first four nurses also have pink bands in their hair; there are two other women barely seen, except for their heads, standing behind the two nurses in the middle of the image; the nurses…
Grey and pink photograph of five nurses in white shirts with large possibly paper cutout of pink hearts on them; first four nurses also have pink bands in their hair; there are two other women barely seen, except for their heads, standing behind the two nurses in the middle of the image; the nurses are standing behind a table with silver tea pots on them as part of a Valentine tea ceremony taking place at the Kingston General Hospital; the image is printed on thin card with narrow white borders; written on the back of the photograph is the date, name of the event and names of the nurses in the picture and a few illegible pencil marks.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
The photograph originally belonged to Myrtle (Eakin) McKendry, the mother of Richard McKendry and a graduate of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1942.
Written on the back: "1940 // Kingston Gen. Hosp // Valentine Tea // LYR // Reta Middleton // Myrtle Eakin // Joyce Johnson // Ede Donaldson // Jean Remy" and a few illeglible pencil marks.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Nurses Binder pg. 6 a
Length
15.1 cm
Width
10.1 cm
Depth
0.01 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 15.1 cm X Width 10.1 cm X Depth 0.01 cm
Condition Remarks
Slightly warped, as the photograph does not lie flat, but rather raises up on the top and bottom left corners; lightly faded evenly throughout the image.
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
Andrea Melvin, “Badges of Honour or Devices of Control?: Nursing Uniforms at Kingston General Hospital Training School for Nurses,” Dr. Margaret Angus Research Fellowship, 2008. Museum of Health Care at Kingston.
Research Facts
Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing students worked up to twelve hour shifts almost seven days a week, and had little free time besides regulated vacation periods. Nurses made the most of the free time they had by going to dances, swimming, skating, participating in sports, picnics, and singing in the school's choir.