About This Item
Title
Pilcher, Lewis Stephen, 1845-1934
Subject
Physicians
Surgical Attire
Pilcher, Lewis Stephen, 1845-1934
Photographs
Portraits
Description
Portrait
Front of image: "Ready to operate"/Lewis S. Pilcher, 1897
Source
Original image: Philadelphia General Hospital Photograph Collection, Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, box 22, photo no. 11
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
1897
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PGH_22_11
Original Format
1 photograph
Physical Dimensions
10.5 x 16.5 cm
Citation
“Pilcher, Lewis Stephen, 1845-1934,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 25, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/803.