About This Item

  • Call NumberHOSP_0305
  • TitleAngels of mercy
  • SummaryCaption: "Angels of mercy--In the presence of Dr. Jacob Prager, medical director of Israel Zion Hospital, Ruth Kaner is capped by Erna Taylor, principal of the School of Nursing, while Elaine Sayelle, left, holds the traditional candle which manifests a pledge fo care for the sick."
  • Date1946
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteDate stamped on verso: Mar. 5, 1946; on caption: "Eagle staff photo." Grease pencil cropping marks; retouched. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectHospitals -- New York (State) -- New York ; Nurses -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Hospitals: Israel Zion: General