Type of Work: Healthcare

Two operating room nurses at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown

Two operating room nurses at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown

Carolyn “Corky” Marlowe (left) and Doris Alexander dressed in scrubs. Both were a part of the Samaritan Medical Center Ambulatory Surgical Unit. 2010. Watertown, NY. Courtesy of Carolyn Marlowe. Click here for a North Country at Work story about how nursing has changed over the years. You can listen to Corky Marlowe talking about life […]

America's first trained nurse born in Potsdam

America’s first trained nurse born in Potsdam

America’s first trained nurse, Linda Richards (1841-1930), was born Melinda Ann Judson Richards, the daughter of an itinerant preacher. The family moved from Potsdam to Wisconsin and eventually to Vermont when Linda was very young. In 1873, she received her diploma from the New England Hospital for Women and Children in Roxbury, Massachusetts, becoming the […]

Inside the Psychiatric Center Ward in the Ogdensburg Hospital

Inside the Psychiatric Center Ward in the Ogdensburg Hospital in Ogdensburg

Psychiatric Center Ward in the Ogdensburg Hospital; pictured are empty and occupied beds, the Ward matron, and several nurses. Note the difference in the matron’s uniform (dark and all in one piece) and the other nurses (light and with a pinafore over a dress). The hospital had a nurses’ training school. Circa 1900. Ogdensburg. Check […]

Doctor Nelson in his office in Old Forge

Doctor Nelson in his office in Old Forge

Doctor Stuart Nelson sitting at his desk in his office on Main Street in Old Forge. Doctor Nelson was an area doctor who delivered over 500 babies. Circa 1930s. Old Forge, NY. Developed by Fynmore Photos in Boonville, NY.

Dr. Coles Drug Store in De Kalb Junction, NY

Dr. Cole’s Drug Store in De Kalb Junction

Dr. Cole, a homeopathic practitioner, and an unidentified man, pose in front of Coles Drug Store on Green Street. His family lived on the second floor of the building. Note boards used as crosswalks on the muddy street. Circa 1890-1900. De Kalb Junction, NY.