Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Archival
Nursing
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Portrait Picture
Classification
Archival, Images
Nursing
Portrait Picture
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Accession Number
995002077
Description
(a) Black-and-white panoramic photograph of the 1939 Kingston General Hospital graduate nurses; shows 31 graduate nurses with Ann Baillie, the Superintendant of the Training School for Nurses at Kingston General Hospital, in front of the original nurses' home (now the Ann Baillie Building); (b) var…
(a) Black-and-white panoramic photograph of the 1939 Kingston General Hospital graduate nurses; shows 31 graduate nurses with Ann Baillie, the Superintendant of the Training School for Nurses at Kingston General Hospital, in front of the original nurses' home (now the Ann Baillie Building); (b) varnished wood and glass frame for (a), sealed with a black paper dust seal at back; with wire for hanging.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Isabel Tripp Frost; Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1939.
Dates
1939
circa 1939
Date Remarks
Year of graduation
Material
paper: black; white
wood: brown (varnished)
glass: clear
Inscriptions
Back of frame has a seal from the framers which reads: "Kingston Frameworks Ltd. 10th Anniversary 1982-1992"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-6
Length
66.8 cm
Width
22.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length: 66.8 cm. x Width: 22.0 cm.
Condition Remarks
#2: Still in excellent condition; glass is complete, frame has only very minor wear; backing paper in place and complete.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Website
Reference Comments
Marilyn Boston
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.
Exhibit History
May 24 - Sept. 13, 2001: Agnes Etherington Art Centre Museopathy exhibit