{"id":2835,"date":"2022-03-08T17:24:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T17:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmcldev.wpengine.com\/mcgovern\/?p=2835"},"modified":"2025-05-16T14:25:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:25:05","slug":"digitized-tmc-photographs-now-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/2022\/03\/08\/digitized-tmc-photographs-now-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Digitized TMC Photographs Now Online"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian<\/strong><\/p>\n

Did you set a New Year\u2019s Resolution to finally organize your closet or garage? Well, that\u2019s pretty much what your friendly neighborhood MHC archivists have been up to with our digitized\u00a0<\/span>images. The McGovern Historical Center has accumulated a pretty good assortment of scanned images over the years. Many of these have been digitized in response to patron inquiries, library exhibits, or other \u201con-demand\u201d requests. But prior to the launch of our collections site<\/a> in March 2020, there wasn\u2019t always a natural way to get these images organized and shared online. But you can bet we held onto them.<\/p>\n

In recent weeks, we\u2019ve begun the process of sifting through these digital file folders. Unsurprisingly, there were plenty of great images waiting to be re-discovered. After all, there was a reason folks selected these for scanning in the first place.<\/p>\n

The first batch of over one hundred photographs has now been posted online. These are all part of IC 104 Texas Medical Center (TMC) Photograph Collection<\/a>. While a drop-in the bucket for this 2,500+ image collection, the digital selections offer a good sampling with no shortage of highlights.<\/p>\n

The photographs now online depict major TMC institutions and figures, many from the TMC\u2019s formative decades. There are photographs of iconic structures under construction, including Baylor College of Medicine, M. D. Anderson Cancer Hospital, St. Luke\u2019s Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children\u2019s Hospital, and the Jesse H. Jones Library. Accompanying these are a progression of aerial photographs showing the TMC\u2019s growth. And, of course, there are photographs of TMC leaders like Denton Cooley, John Norman, R. Lee Clark, Ernst W. Bertner, and Josie M. Roberts.<\/p>\n

With these photos, our digital content<\/a> continues to grow\u2014we now have over 4,500 objects online! At the same time, the benefits of searching by Name or Subject are really starting to shine through. Now it\u2019s easier than ever to retrieve sets of images from TMC institutions like the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center<\/a>; the UT School of Nursing<\/a>; Texas Children\u2019s Hospital<\/a>; or Baylor College of Medicine.<\/a><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t see your institution or interest represented yet? Drop us a line at mcgovern@library.tmc.edu<\/a> and we\u2019ll see what we can do.<\/p>\n

We hope you enjoy these photographs, and we look forward to sharing more!<\/p>\n

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\"Texas<\/a>
Aerial view of the Texas Medical Center looking east. The Hermann Professional Building, Hermann Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, and Methodist Hospital are visible, 1952. IC 104 TMC Photograph Collection, IC104-p2648-001, McGovern Historical Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figcaption>
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Architectural photograph of the Baylor University College of Medicine under construction, looking north the bayou. Only structural elements of the building are visible in the foreground, while the facade has been added to the building wing in the distance, 1946. IC 104 TMC Photograph Collection, IC104-p882-004, McGovern Historical Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figcaption>
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\"Houston<\/a>
Photograph of a 1952 black-and-white architectural drawing of the Houston Academy of Medicine Library Building by Cameron Fairchild and Associates, A.I.A. Architects. IC 104 TMC Photograph Collection, IC104-p2516-001, McGovern Historical Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figcaption>
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Dr. Denton Cooley and Dr. John C. Norman with a model of a heart at the Texas Heart Institute, 1976. IC 104 TMC Photograph Collection, IC104-p3089-001, McGovern Historical Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figcaption>
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\"University<\/a>
Three University of Texas School of Nursing students seated with papers and a tape player, 1973. IC 104 TMC Photograph Collection, IC104-p2636-001, McGovern Historical Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figcaption>
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By Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian Did you set a New Year\u2019s Resolution to finally organize your closet or garage? Well, that\u2019s pretty much what your friendly neighborhood MHC archivists have been up to with our digitized\u00a0images. The McGovern Historical Center has accumulated a pretty good assortment of scanned images over the years. […]<\/p>\n

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