About This Item


  • Call NumberHOSP_0563
  • TitleNew angels of mercy
  • SummaryCaption: "New angels of mercy--A candle-lighting ceremony featured the graduation of a class of student nurses from the Prospect Heights Hospital School of Nursing, Ruth Skinner, R.N., M.A., director. Left to right are Marilyn Becker, Ann O'Connor, and Vivian George. ..."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. Stamped on verso: date: Mar. 7, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle; Jack Glotzer, candid photos. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorGlotzer, Jack
  • 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: Prospect Heights Hospital