Graduating class, Licensed Practical Nurse program, 1959

Photograph

Living History Museum

1998.3.1

Name/Title

Graduating class, Licensed Practical Nurse program, 1959

Entry/Object ID

1998.3.1

Description

Graduating class, Licensed Practical Nurse program, 1959, in the Terrace Room of the Psychiatric Institute. The class comprises a majority of Black women, with five men (three White and two Black). The men are in the front row, squatting; the women stand in two rows.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Silver Print

Acquisition

Accession

1998.3

Source or Donor

Emily Baker

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

donated by Emily Baker (1959)

Made/Created

Date made

1959

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

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

photograph with some creasing.

Provenance

Notes

A copy of a photograph which Emily Baker has retained since graduating in September 1959. She identified each student and where they ended up working. On October 14, 1997, she stopped by to talk to Judy Blaisdell and Mary Corrigan Beth about her experience.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

May 6, 1998

Updated By

khammerstrom@umaryland.edu

Update Date

December 9, 2025