Open men's ward, University Hospital, Maryland, 1896
Name/Title
Men's medical ward, University Hospital, Maryland, 1896
Entry/Object ID
1997.162.3
Description
Photograph of Men's Medical Ward, University Hospital taken in 1896. Ward has two rows of beds, with metal frames and white sheets. Medical and nursing staff stand around the beds of three patients. A pot-bellied stove stands in the center foreground.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Silver Print
Subject Place
Location
Baltimore, MD
Collection
Alumni Association Collection
Acquisition
Accession
1997.162
Acquisition Method
Found in Collections
Made/Created
Artist
The Monarch Photograph and Publishing Co.
Date made
1896
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Label
Location
front
verso
Transcription
front: Open Medical Ward With Stove, 1896
verso: Medical Ward, University Hospital
1896
At left, Frank Keating, student,
Elizabeth Lee, student nurse
At right: C. H. Crist, M. D. (in white)
Students, J. Lashley, A.F.
Van Biber, W D. Lewis
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
6-3/4 in
Width
9 in
Provenance
Notes
photographer and donor of unknown. This photo has been used on several occasions, as evidenced by the black and white copies of the brown tone photo. Copies include two black and white photos, one mounted on wood.
