Describes the need to expand bed capacity for Bronx hospitals, especially for chronic diseases such as cancer and tuberculosis. In-- Bronxboro, Vol. XXV, No. 10-11, pp. 39, 55.
Correspondence; Military hospitals; Convalescent hospitals; War; Military mobilizations; Military training; Bombardment; Air warfare; Social classes; Farming;
Bill tells Marjorie that the IB has regained some of the land they lost in the retreats from the previous spring. In the action, Bill was hit by shrapnel and was evacuated to a hospital, where he is currently recovering. Bill gives Marjorie the...
Convalescent hospitals; Military hospitals; Reading;
Caption on postcard: Departamento de hidroterapia. James writes to his brother about being injured by shrapnel and is currently reading Marxist literature in the hospital.
Convalescent hospitals; Military hospitals; Military tactics;
Postcard caption reads: Un aspecto del Parque. Jim writes to his mother while healing from a leg injury. He tells her he is improving slower than he expected. He has been in the hospital for 22 days. He says that all of his best friends survived...
Convalescent hospitals; War correspondents; Military hospitals; Military medicine; Wounds & injuries;
Sheean writes to Jim's mother that he has been wounded during the Ebro Offensive. He was hit by shrapnel in his thigh and lower back. Sheean assures Mrs. Lardner that Jim's hospital stay is keeping him away from the front lines where the fighting...
Military hospitals; Convalescent hospitals; Wounds & injuries;
Jim reports on the progress of his injuries. He has walked into town without a limp and has been enjoying the easy life at his hospital. He believes there is still a piece of shrapnel in his leg. He compares his hospital to "an old people's...
Newspapers; Wounds & injuries; Military hospitals; Bombardment; Bombers; Air warfare; Convalescent hospitals;
James recounts his being wounded during the Ebro Offensive. He describes his wounds and the bombardment. He is currently in a hospital with nothing to read. He intends to write a newspaper piece about his ordeal and have Walter Kerr of the Herald...
Convalescent hospitals; Military life; Theater programs; Musical revues & comedies; Military maneuvers; Military hospitals;
Harry writes from a military hospital, recovering from the typhus shot he received. He discusses the kindness and compassion of the British doctors. Describes military life: no drinking or fraternizing with the women. Harry writes that everyone...
Street Scenes; Parks; Buildings; Railroads; Hospitals
Air view of the Melrose residential area looking northwest from the 'Hub.' Franz Siegel Park, 780 and 790 Grand Concourse buildings, the New York Central railroad yards, and Thomas Garden Apartments can be seen. The Highbridge Tower, and Columbia...
The actress Patty Duke, co-star of, the play,'The Miracle Worker' is greeted by the Vice President and Secretary of the Dollar Savings Bank at a Doll Dressing Contest. The dolls were dressed by employees and distributed during the holidays to...
Plan of the hospital to be built for $2,500,000 by architect Louis Allen Abramson. The hospital was at 1276 Fulton Ave. & 169th St. and was built in in 1928.
A patient in her hospital bed enjoys a card game with a staff member. Calvary specializes in caring for the terminally ill and was (then) located at Featherbed Lane & Macomb's Rd.
The original site of the infirmary was at 459 E. 141 St. Those unable to pay received free treatment for eye, ear, nose and throat disorders at this infirmary. A dental clinic was later opened as well.
Plan for a ten-story hospital to be erected at 166th St. and the Grand Concourse. Shown is the front elevation designed by B. H. Whinston. Drawing by Harold Goldman. The hospital fell victim to the Great Depression economy and was not built.
Hospitals; Buildings; Billboards; Street Scenes; Advertising; Billboards; Moving Pictures
Bronx General Hospital (also known as Morrisania Hospital) showing sections under construction. Site is at 168th - 169th Sts., between Walton and Gerard Aves. The smoke stack is for the hospital's laundry room. The view is looking toward the West...
Architectural drawing of Prospect Hospital by
Theodore L. Soontup, architect. This private hospital was located at 930 Kelly St. The founder of the hospital had a holistic aproach to healing. He brought in musicians to play soothing music for the...
