About This Item
Title
William Osler at the autopsy table with a group of physicians
Subject
Physicians
Internship and Residency
Blockley Almshouse
Philadelphia General Hospital
Photographs
Dissection
Description
William Osler at an autopsy table with a group of physicians
Source
Original image: Philadelphia General Hospital Photograph Collection, Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, box 3, photo no. 1
Philadelphia General Hospital was originally part of the Philadelphia Almshouse, which was founded in 1731 for the city’s poor, elderly and indigent. Nicknamed “Old Blockley,” because of its location in Blockley Township of West Philadelphia, the hospital was renamed Philadelphia General Hospital in 1919. The hospital eventually closed in 1977. The images in this collection have been compiled from a number of sources but appear to be predominantly from the personal photo albums of attending physicians.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1887
Contributor
Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Language
eng
Type
stillimage
Identifier
PGH_3_1
Coverage
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Date Created
2016
Temporal Coverage
History, 19th Century
Spatial Coverage
Philadelphia, PA
Original Format
1 photograph : albumen print, sepia
Physical Dimensions
9 x 14 cm
Citation
“William Osler at the autopsy table with a group of physicians,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed April 18, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/4349.