22 individual portraits printed together as one photograph, showing the students of the Class of 1896.
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“I’ve finished the eye and I’m up on my ear”: A Female Medical Student’s Life
The graduation for the Class of 1896 was held May 6, 1896, at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. The ceremony was followed by a luncheon.
The class photograph depicts what female medical students looked like at the turn of the 20th century.
Creator: Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania
Language: english
Item Number: p2990
Pages: 1
Size: 25.9X33.6cm
Physical Collection: Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania: Photograph Collection. 1850-present. (ACC-AHC1), ACC-AHC1
Finding Aid: http://archives.drexelmed.edu/collect/guide/photo.php
Link to OPAC Record: http://innopac.library.drexel.edu/search/c?SEARCH=ACC-AHC1
Cite this source: Title of document, date. A Female Medical Student’s Life: I’ve finished the eye and I’m up on my ear. Doctor or Doctress?: Explore American history through the eyes of women physicians. The Legacy Center, Drexel University College of Medicine Archives & Special Collections. Philadelphia, PA. Date of access. http://lcdc.library.drexel.edu/islandora/object/islandora:1865
Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania
Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania--Students
Philadelphia (Pa.)