Williamsport Hospital building

Education
Williamsport Hospital (Williamsport, Pa.). School of Nursing.

Photograph of hospital building. Caption below photo reads, "Third home and present site. Erected in 1890." A label taped to the verso of the photograph reads, "Picture of hospital building constructed in Old Oaks Park in the year 1890 and first occupied in 1891." There is also a stamp, "Published Sep 1 1963"; a copy of "The Nightingale Pledge" is also stamped on the verso: "I solemnly pledge myself before God and presence of this assembly; To pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work, and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care."

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Williamsport (Pa.)
Lycoming County (Pa.)

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Photographs

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Lycoming County Historical Society

Part of the Lycoming County Women's History Collection. http://www.lycoming.edu/library/lcwhc.html
Williamsport Women: Words, Images, Actions

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Lycoming College

This digital object is provided in a collection that is included in Power Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Department of Education.