(a) Black-and-white photographic print, showing 39 women wearing white nurse's uniforms and standing in a single horizontal line in front of a large limestone building; the photograph shows the 1927 Kingston General Hospital Nursing School graduates with the Superintendent of Nurses, Ann Baillie, a…
(a) Black-and-white photographic print, showing 39 women wearing white nurse's uniforms and standing in a single horizontal line in front of a large limestone building; the photograph shows the 1927 Kingston General Hospital Nursing School graduates with the Superintendent of Nurses, Ann Baillie, and Instructress, Louise D. Acton; all of the women, with the exception of Ann Baillie and Louise D. Acton, 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 72.6 cm. x Width 18.1 cm.
b - frame - Length 75.5 cm. x Width 21.2 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.
(a) Back of photograph stamped, "PICTURE // MARRISON STUDIO // FRAMING" at upper left; front of photograph has, "K.G.H. GRADUATING CLASS, 1927 // MARRISON PHOTO" written below the women in white
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-6
Condition Remarks
(a) Photograph shows no tears or missing sections; the back of the photograph shows minor discolouration from having been in contact with an acidic cardboard backing in original framing; (b) the frame is complete; there are minor scuff marks -- especially at the edges and corners; the glass in the frame has a small flaw at the upper right side
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.