Dead House

Autopsy

Cadaver

Physicians

Blockley Almshouse

Philadelphia General Hospital

Walter, Georgiana

Dyer, John R.

Taggart, George

Robinson, John

Blackwood, J. D.

Photographs

Autopsy in progress.

Front of image: Georgina Walter, John R. Dyer (2nd year medical student at Jefferson), George Taggart, John Robinson, J. D. Blackwood (Commander Blackwood, United States Navy, went down with his ship U.S.S. Vincennes in the battle of Savo Straits in World War II).

J. D. Blackwood was resident physician at PGH in 1904, Georginia Walter was resident physician at PGH from 1903 to 1905, John R. Dyer was a medical student and voluntary assistant in 1903, George Taggart and John Robinson were assistants at PGH.

Original image: Philadelphia General Hospital Photograph Collection, Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, box 5, 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.

Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

1903

StillImage

PGH_5_01

History, 19th Century

Philadelphia

1 photograph

20 x 21.5 cm