(a) Black-and-white photograph on a grey matt; the photograph shows 38 women sitting or standing in four horizontal rows; the photograph shows the 1927 Kingston General Hospital Nursing School graduates with the Superintendent of the Nursing School, Ann Baillie; all of the women, with the exception…
(a) Black-and-white photograph on a grey matt; the photograph shows 38 women sitting or standing in four horizontal rows; the photograph shows the 1927 Kingston General Hospital Nursing School graduates with the Superintendent of the Nursing School, Ann Baillie; all of the women, with the exception of Ann Baillie, are holding a rolled graduation certificate and a bunch of roses; (b) wood and glass frame, designed to hold (a); there is a wire across the back to allow the framed photograph to be hung.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - photographic print - Length 35.4 cm. x Width 30.1 cm.
b - frame - Length 38.1 cm. x Width 33.0 cm. x Depth 1.6 cm.
Provenance
Donated by Pat Daniels, the nephew of the original owner, Queenie Cooke, Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduate Class of 1927.
Bottom right corner of mattboard is stamped, "Marrison Studio // KINGSTON, ONT."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-1
Condition Remarks
(a) Photograph and matt show no tears or missing sections; the back of the matt has scuff marks from where the frame nails have rubbed against it; (b) the frame is complete; there are minor scratches on the front of the frame
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
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.