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The Maisonneuve Institute’s Sainte-Vierge Hospitalization Room, 1943

Black and white photograph depicting a room furnished with hospital beds and chairs. Two women are seated, and seven others are lying in the beds. Two small statues of Mary, the mother of Jesus, sit on shelves. A small crucifix is installed above them.

Archives de l’Université de Montréal, Edgar Gariépy, 1943

The Sainte-Vierge room was reserved for women and contained eleven beds and some chairs to accommodate those who could not return home after treatments.