Framed black and white photo of 24 graduating Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing nurses in graduation uniforms, sitting on the front steps of the circa 1904 Kingston General Hospital Nurses Home; Class of 1922; wood frame is stained and has a cardboard backing held by metal nails; metal lo…
Framed black and white photo of 24 graduating Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing nurses in graduation uniforms, sitting on the front steps of the circa 1904 Kingston General Hospital Nurses Home; Class of 1922; wood frame is stained and has a cardboard backing held by metal nails; metal loops are secured to the back of the frame; a jute cord is tied to the loops.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Belonged to Anna Isabel Davis, Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduate and assistant director of the school until she retired in 1965; donated by the nephew.
Handwritten in pencil on the cardboard backing, "Miss A. Davis // general [illeg.]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-1
Length
32.4 cm
Width
26.3 cm
Depth
1.1 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 32.4 cm x Width 26.3 cm x Depth 1.1 cm
Condition Remarks
The photo had yellowed slightly; the backing was acidic and yellowing; the nails and frame hanging loops were rusty; the frame was stable; the picture was dusty.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Website
Reference Comments
Leath Davis
Kingston Health Sciences Centre website, "KGH School of Nursing," (https://kingstonhsc.ca/kgh-school-nursing)
Research Facts
Anna was born in 1900.
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.