Surgical Ampitheatre, University Hospital, 1900

Photograph

Living History Museum

1997.244.194

Name/Title

Surgical Ampitheatre, University Hospital, 1900

Entry/Object ID

1997.244.194

Description

A view from the floor of the surgical ampitheatre of University Hospital shows 9 medical staff (physicians, anesthetist, nursing student, and orderlies) standing behind and alongside a patient lying on a gurney; they are observed by two men in the stands. One surgeon is dressed in white drawstring trousers, a pull-over shirt, mask and cap, while the others wear long-sleeve white gowns over street clothes, with caps and masks. Two physicians wear gloves. The nursing student wears a student cap along with a short-sleeved gown over her uniform. A table with folded clothes or sheets sits in the foreground; the hexagonal tile floor is dirty and smeared, probably with blood. The anesthetist is identified as Dr. Fritz Winslow; the surgeon is Dr. S. A. Ashby.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Albumen Print

Collection

Alumni Association Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1997.244

Acquisition Method

Found in Collections

Made/Created

Date made

1900

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

verso

Transcription

Surgical Old Ampitheater, 1900 Surgeon Dr. ^ S.A. Ashby MD Anesthetist Fritz Winslow MD

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink, Label

Notes

Typed label with ink edits

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

4-3/4 in

Width

7-1/2 in

Created By

khammerstrom@umaryland.edu

Create Date

May 13, 2025

Updated By

khammerstrom@umaryland.edu

Update Date

May 13, 2025