Pictures of Episcopal hospital, Philadelphia, PA: part I (1851-1926).
The merit of images, often posed, often retouched, as historical documents has been debated by numerous scholars. Nonetheless, portraits, illustrations, and photographs form one of the more delightful avenues for recapturing elements of medical care as it was practiced in the past. Part one of this two-part photo-essay records the first cycles of growth and contraction that characterized the history of one of Philadelphia's foremost medical institutions: The Hospital of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Philadelphia.
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D000552:Ambulances / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000266:history; D016519:Hospitals, Religious / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D015143:Philadelphia; D010781:Photography / Q000266:history*; D033303:Protestantism / Q000266:history; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000266:history