Monochrome photograph, printed on a thin card, of nurse Helen Bobcook in the Nickle Ward, holding the first Chinese baby to be born at the Kingston General Hospital; Helen is dressed in her white nursing uniform, which includes a white nurse's cap, white cotton surgical mask; she is facing away fro…
Monochrome photograph, printed on a thin card, of nurse Helen Bobcook in the Nickle Ward, holding the first Chinese baby to be born at the Kingston General Hospital; Helen is dressed in her white nursing uniform, which includes a white nurse's cap, white cotton surgical mask; she is facing away from the camera and looking down towards a baby that she is holding in her arms; baby is wrapped in a white blanket; on the back of the photograph in blue ink is a description of what is seen in the photograph.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Photograph was originally owned by Helen Bobcook (m. Batlug), but she donated the photograph to her neice, Lois Thompson, who subsequently donated it to the Museum of Health Care.
On the back: "Graduated 1929 // Died Aug 2001 // Helen Bobcook (Baltug // later) // c¯ first Chinese // baby born in // Nickle K.G.H"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Nurses Binder pg. 3 a
Length
12.3 cm
Width
9.1 cm
Depth
0.01 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 12.3 cm X Width 9.1 cm X Depth 0.01 cm
Condition Remarks
Fairly faded evenly throughout image; slighlty warped, as photograph does not lie flat
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
"Nickle Wing," Kingston General Hospital Site, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, https://kingstonhsc.ca/nickle-wing
Research Facts
The Nickle wing opened in April 1891, named after William Nickle, a local businessman, who died in 1890 and left $10,000 in his will for the building of a wing that would be dedicated to the treatment of infectious diseases. The wing was built as a separate building from the rest of the hospital, accessible by open walkways, as it was used as an isolation facility.