About This Item

  • Call NumberHOSP_0501
  • TitleNorwegian Lutheran Hospital
  • SummaryCaption: "It was a pretty sight in Trinity Lutheran Church, 46th St. and 4th Ave., when 19 pretty girls from Norwegian Lutheran Hospital won their coveted caps and diplomas. Dr. Herbert Wendelken and Dr. Edward Kreusser, class advisers, attended the ceremony. New 'angels in white' are Ruth Anersen, Grace Christensen, Marie DePrizio, Janet DeZavala, Peggy Eriksen, Dorothy Hjelle, Elsie Iverson, Geraldine Marcus, Theresa Miller, Irma Peterson, June Petterson, Lillian Sennes, Elsie Strom, Ruth Timmerman, Josephine Veterita, Mildred Vigmastad, Mary Walker, Dolores Wikham, and Ethel Williamson."
  • Date1951
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. Stamped on verso: date: Nov. 10, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle; Vang Studio. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorVang Studio
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectCommencement ceremonies -- New York (State) -- New York ; Nurses -- New York (State) -- New York ; Nursing students -- 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: Norwegian Hospital