General Information

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Part Number

2

Total Parts

2

AKA

Primrose collection- Salonika

Patents

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General Description

paper (including coated & cardboard); imitation leather; fabric (including coated & ribbon)

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

14.2 cm

Width

8.4 cm

Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Archives

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Greece

State/Province

Unknown

Period

These photographs produced 1915-1916.

Canada

No. 4 Canadian General Hospital was organized by the University of Toronto and was mobilized March 25, 1915 under Col. J.A. Roberts. It served in Shorncliffe, England (1915); Salonika, Greece (1915-16); Kalamaria, Greece (1916-17); and Basingstoke, England (1917-19). The University was given the freedom to select staff: 44 medical men, 73 nurses and 206 non-commissioned officers and others were appointed, consisting exclusively of University of Toronto staff and students. All equipment, (including beds, linens, surgical dressings, surgical and medical equipment, and 4 motor ambulances) were provided for the hospital through the fund raising efforts of committees formed by University governors, senate and staff members, and by ladies connected with the University. (Ref. 5) Alexander Primrose (1861- 1944) was Dean of Medicine at the University of Toronto from 1920-32, and served as senior surgeon at CGH No.4 from 1915-16. His son, Howard P. Primrose (1895- 1916) died in battle at Ypres in 1916. (Ref.4) Alexander Primrose was born in Pictou, NS in 1861. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University, graduating in 1886. He returned to Canada in 1888, began practice in Toronto, and was appointed Assistant Demonstrator in Anatomy in the Faculty of Medicine. He served as Professor of Anatomy 1896-1907, and Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery 1897- 1918. In 1918 he was appointed Professor of Clinical Surgery, a post he held until his retirement in 1932. He served as Secretary of the Council of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto 1894- 1918, and as Dean 1920- 1932. (Ref. 5)

Function

Graphic record of people, places and events related to Canadian medical and military personnel of No. 4 Canadian General Hospital during WW1.

Technical

WW1 General Hospitals were originally equipped for 520 beds, but were increased in 1915 to 1,040: after that date they varied in size as necessary. In 1918 some had a bed capacity in excess of 2,000. (Ref. 2, p.214]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"PHOTOGRAPHS" printed in ornate gold script on front cover. Pale green paper label fixed to inside back cover reads "Gilson Adjustable Album/ Extra Leaves my be had of dealers as follows:/ Flexible/ $0.45/ per doz./ { Black No. 603X/ Dark Gray 605X/ Brown. . 608X/ Card/ $1.00/ per doz./ { White...60X/ Light Grey 602/ Dark Gray 605/ Squeegee/ $1.50/ per doz./ } For 4 prints 4 x 5, Light Grey 604C/ " 4 " " " Dark Gray 606C/ The Gilson Adjustable Album is made in a great variety of/ other styles and sizes./ Manufactured by F.H. GILSON COMPANY, BOSTON/ Order by Numbers. Patented June 22, 1897." White adhesive label applied to front centre of cover reads "PRIMROSE COLLECTION/ Salonika/ Nos. 268- 547". UHN catalogue no. "78.7.2" printed by hand in white ink on lower right front edge of cover. Each photograph mounted in album is numbered and annotated: please see complete transcript of markings in Supp. Info. 2002.0542

Missing

Edges of most cardboard album pages chipped/missing.

Finish

Album covers are pressed cardboard: black coated fabric front & back exterior panels; black imitation leather re-inforced corners and spine edges have large cowhide textured finish; dark green coated paper lining on inside of front & back cover; dark grey cardboard album pages have green coated paper tape reinforced spine edge; pages secured within album by pale pink fabric ribbon (probably not original].

Decoration

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