When the Cushing family arrived in the Boston area in 1912, the hospital building still wasn't ready for occupation. On the occasion of a visit by William Osler to Boston, an unofficial opening took place in February, 1913, the event captured in this phot
Subject (Name):
Cannon, Walter B. (Walter Bradford), 1871-1945, Christian, Henry Asbury, 1876-1951, Councilman, W. T. (William Thomas), 1854-1933, Cushing, Harvey, 1869-1939, Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, and Warren, John Collins, 1842-1927
Attached statement: "An 'artificial kidney' used in illnesses when human kidneys are not functioning properly is shown in operation at the Yale-New Haven Medical Center. "Dr. Franklin H. Epstein (left) and Dr. Howard Levitin (right) together with nurse (center) operate the equipment connected by tubes to the artery of the patient's arm shown in foreground.... The 'artificial kidney' was purchased by a gift of $5000 to Yale from the United Fund of Middletown, Connecticut, March 1959"
Subject (Geographic):
United States
Subject (Name):
Epstein, Franklin H., 1924-2008, Levitin, Howard, 1928-2010, and Yale-New Haven Medical Center
A clear square bottle made of glass, and topped with a glass stopper. One side has a painted label—a graying oval flanked by two blue-colored leafy boughs and adorned with three colored circles. A three-tiered gold crown is at the top of this design. At center is printed 'Ess Castor', or 'Castor Essence'.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D. and Yale University. School of Medicine.