Charity Hospital City of New York Medical diploma for R.N. Giles 1884
[Medicine; New York City Hospitals]
From Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 17 September 1998
From Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 17 September 1998
About this Item
Large diploma printed on vellum with title and view of the hospital at the top. Charity Hospital (also known as Island Hospital or City Hospital) was an historic hospital on Roosevelt Island, Manhattan in New York City. It began in 1832 as Penitentiary Hospital, after a fire and rebuild it was renamed Charity Hospital in 1870. In 1877 it opened the country's 4th nursing school. The hospital closed in 1957, and the building was demolished in 1994. R.N. Giles' name inserted in printed text followed by signatures of the Commissioners, President, Secretary, Consulting Physicians and Surgeons along with Visiting Physicians and Surgeons. In all some 43 original signatures of all the leading NY doctors of the day. 14 1/4 x 19 1/4", some of the signatures are faded but most are legible. Edges wrinkled. Seller Inventory # 27701
Bibliographic Details
Title: Charity Hospital City of New York Medical ...
Publisher: New York
Publication Date: 1884
Binding: Ephemera
Condition: Very good condition
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