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Creation Date
1940
Object Type
Photograph
Description
In 1894 the Training School for Nurses opened with a class of eight nurses. In 1903, the Staten Island Hospital Nursing School was formally registered with the Education Department of the State of New York. The Staten Island Hospital Nursing School remained open until 1943, with the establishment of the Staten Island Community School of Nursing, which was operated under the direction of Wagner College. Pictured here is a nursing school graduation circa 1940s.
Event Name
Nursing school graduation
Hospital/Site
Staten Island University Hospital
People or Location Pictured
Staten Island Hospital Nursing School
Region
Western Region
Keywords
training school for nurses, nursing, nursing school
Notes
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