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Nursing Classes at the Notre-Dame Hospital, 1930s

Black and white photograph of a round or octagonal room with windows on each wall and a high ceiling. The room is arranged in three-tiered stands. About twenty student nurses are seated at desk-chairs. They are wearing nursing uniforms. In the foreground, a woman in religious attire appears to be handling containers and pouring liquids.

Archives des Sœurs Grises de Montréal, 1930s

This photograph lets us audit a nursing class at the Notre-Dame Hospital. Taught by the Grey Nuns, these classes provided training to the nurses and “gardes-malades” (caregivers) who would later work in various hospitals and clinics like the Radium Institute.