Title: Last Photo of Sir William Osler, with Walter L. Bierring and Colonel Louis A. La Garde, July 30, 1919
Location: Oxford (England)
Date: 1919-07-30
Oxford Period (1905-1919)
Physical Description: image.photograph.black and white
21.2 x 14.0 cm including borders
17.9 x 12.6 cm excluding borders
Image Number: CUS_064-020_P
Description: Sir William Osler (centre) with Walter L. Bierring and Colonel L.A. La Garde, at Osler's Oxford home, 13 Norham Gardens. Bierring was an American physician and professor of medicine. At the time this photo was taken Bierring was part of an American commission to study medical education and qualifying methods in Great Britain and France. La Garde was a retired colonel of the Medical Corps of the United States Army who was called back into active duty during the First World War. This is the last photograph ever taken of Osler, who died five months later on December 29, 1919.
Notes: Walter L. Bierring, sir William and Col. L.A. La Garde, M.C.U.S.A. At Osler's home, 13 Norham Gardens, Oxford, Eng. July 30th 1919. (transcribed from caption)
Subject Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919
Subject Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919 -- Friends and associates
Subject Bierring, Walter L. (Walter Lawrence), 1868-1961
Subject La Garde, Louis A. (Louis Anatole), 1849-1920
Subject Soldiers
Subject Men's clothing
Subject Military uniforms
Publisher: Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University
is Part Of: Cushing Collection
This item is the property of the Osler Library of McGill University. For information about acquiring a copy and/or permission to reproduce an image, please contact the Osler Library.
Location: Oxford (England)
Date: 1919-07-30
Oxford Period (1905-1919)
Physical Description: image.photograph.black and white
21.2 x 14.0 cm including borders
17.9 x 12.6 cm excluding borders
Image Number: CUS_064-020_P
Description: Sir William Osler (centre) with Walter L. Bierring and Colonel L.A. La Garde, at Osler's Oxford home, 13 Norham Gardens. Bierring was an American physician and professor of medicine. At the time this photo was taken Bierring was part of an American commission to study medical education and qualifying methods in Great Britain and France. La Garde was a retired colonel of the Medical Corps of the United States Army who was called back into active duty during the First World War. This is the last photograph ever taken of Osler, who died five months later on December 29, 1919.
Notes: Walter L. Bierring, sir William and Col. L.A. La Garde, M.C.U.S.A. At Osler's home, 13 Norham Gardens, Oxford, Eng. July 30th 1919. (transcribed from caption)
Subject Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919
Subject Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919 -- Friends and associates
Subject Bierring, Walter L. (Walter Lawrence), 1868-1961
Subject La Garde, Louis A. (Louis Anatole), 1849-1920
Subject Soldiers
Subject Men's clothing
Subject Military uniforms
Publisher: Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University
is Part Of: Cushing Collection
This item is the property of the Osler Library of McGill University. For information about acquiring a copy and/or permission to reproduce an image, please contact the Osler Library.