Monochrome photograph of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing nursing choir; fifty-two nurses and a male conductor in a black tuxedo; the image is printed on cream coloured and thick paper, much like a card; the choir of nurses are sitting on a wooden stage in the center of the image and…
Monochrome photograph of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing nursing choir; fifty-two nurses and a male conductor in a black tuxedo; the image is printed on cream coloured and thick paper, much like a card; the choir of nurses are sitting on a wooden stage in the center of the image and dressed in white cotton nurses uniforms including caps while each holding a music folio with "KGH" written on the front; there are five potted ferns at the bottom of the stage; at the bottom of the image there is a podium covered in heavy velvet cloth with the letters "KGH" written in cloth material; above the choir is a British flag pinned to the wall.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Photograph was originally owned by Mona Winterburn's aunt, Mary Benedict.
Slightly and evenly faded throughout; the edges are somewhat worn out; the photograph is also slightly warped with the left and right sides rising
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
"For Service to Humanity: Nursing Education at Kingston General Hospital," Museum of Health Care. https://www.museumofhealthcare.ca/explore/exhibitions/forservicetohumanity.html
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.