Nursing School Graduation
PhotographerPhotographed by
William G. Dudley
American, 1877 - 1934
Dateprobably 1917
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 11 x 14in. (27.9 x 35.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionA group of women in nurse's uniforms are seated in the interior of a room. They hold what appear to be diplomas. Two women and a man in the center of the group appear to be professors. A row of baskets and vases in the foreground contain bouquets of flowers. One of the floral arrangements has a tag that reads "George McClunie". Electric light fixtures are on the walls in the background.
Object number1995.36.559
NotesSubject Note: Probably the graduation ceremony of Hartford Hospital's School of Nursing on 29 May 1917. Thirty-three nurses graduated that year and there are thirty-three graduates in the photograph. .George McClunie, whose name appears on a tag on one of the floral arrangements, was a Hartford florist.Subject Terms
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