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A montage of various photographs relating to the Medical School, including images of professors, laboratory and surgery scenes, and students studying.
A montage of various photographs relating to the Medical School, including images of professors, laboratory and surgery scenes, and students studying.
Bright College Days and Gaudeamus by the Sextet, Capping Show, 1989.
An extract from the 1989 Capping Show called Peter’s Pantomime. The Capping Sextet sing a song by Tom Lehrer and the traditional anthem that ends every capping show.
Capping - Selwyn College.
Eleven male students from Selwyn College holding signs saying "Closed on account of fire" and "No license - a bar to progress". One student has his head through a large sign that has the word "Booth".
Capping band.
A photograph of the 1910 capping band members. Several of the male students are dressed in women’s clothing while another is dressed as a clown. It was not until 1947 that female students appeared in the capping show.
Capping parade montage.
A montage of early capping parade photographs. The title on the photograph reads "A snap of the procession of students in varied costumes as it passed through the Octagon".
Caricature of medical school professors.
A colour caricature by P. W. Eisdell Moore, depicting Professors from the School of Medicine. Left to right: Joseph Bernard Dawson, Eric F. D’Ath, Francis Gordon Bell, Charles Ernest Hercus, John Malcolm, William Percy Gowland, and Frederick Horace…
Caricature of Professor William Percy Gowland, Medical School.
A caricature of Professor William Percy Gowland with a skeleton behind him in an identical pose, illustrated by Russell Clark.
Carmalt Jones and Fitchett Memorial bookplate.
On the retirement of Professors D. W. Carmalt Jones and Professor F. Fitchett, a sum of 300 pounds was collected by graduates of the Medical School to commemorate the services of these two eminent teachers. The graduates stated that the sum was to be…
Cataloguing Department, University of Otago Central Library.
Cataloguing staff in the Central Library using typewriters to create labels and entries for the card catalogue. Newly purchased books are stacked on the shelves waiting to be processed.
Cover of the 1945 Digest Magazine.
The cover of the 1945 edition of the Medical School magazine, Digest. The image juxtaposes a soldier with a gun and a surgeon with a scalpel, both held at the same angle. Medical students were exempt from conscription during World War II. Due to a…
Cover of the House & Garden capping magazine, 1987.
The OUSA capping magazine cover from 1987. The magazine is entitled "House & Garden" in jest and the cover depicts a burnt-out student flat.
Dental air drill.
The first air drill purchased by the Dental School.
Dental operating theatre.
A 1920s operating theatre in the second Dental School. For its time, the equipment displayed was state of the art.
Dunedin Exchange Building.
Elevated south-west view of the first building that housed the University of Otago between 1871 and 1878. The building was designed by the architects Mason and Wales and was originally intended to be Dunedin’s post office. Dominating the stock…
Emily Siedeberg.
A photograph of Emily Siedeberg-McKinnon M.B, Ch. B (1873-1968). This image is included in a scrapbook alongside the letter she wrote to the Chancellor of the University of Otago in 1891. The letter was written as a request for entry into the…
Exterior view of the second university library.
An exterior view of the University Library with two students talking outside. Sited on the corner of Cumberland and Albany, this library was officially opened on the 7 April 1965. This building served as the University Library for the Arts and…
Eye of the Needle caricature.
A caricature showing the various obstacles that face medical students during their metaphorical climb up the 'mountain of life'. After encountering exams, financial difficulties and illness, they reach their ultimate goal - a degree as depicted by a…
First Dental School.
A view of the first Dental School building that would later house the Law Library and then the University Staff Club. The photograph shows the position of the building in relation to the Clocktower and Registry buildings.
George Samuel Sale, M.A., professor of classics 1870-1907.
Lower right (l.r.) with brush: M.D. Sale 1902.
Golfing Caricature.
A caricature depicting a Medical Professor, William Percy Gowland with a Science professor, J. K. H. Inglis, playing golf with two Humanities Professors, Thomas Dagger Adams and H. Ramsay. The caricature is entitled "Keep Your Eye On The Ball". The…
Group of students and skeleton friend.
Six medical students and David Blacky, son of Professor Blacky, pose with a skeleton and anatomical dummy.
Hocken Library.
The Hocken Library (now known as Hocken Collections) was first housed in a wing of the Otago Museum. The text on the back of the photo states that it is a - 'View of the Hocken Library from Great King Street'.
Issue Desk, Circulation Department.
A Circulation Department staff member stamps the date slip in the back of a book. An electronic management system was introduced to the library in 1989 and prior to this, patron details were entered onto cards that were alphabetically filed at the…
Kathleen Annuei Pih-Chang, 1929-1991.
In 1929, Kathleen Chang became the first person of Chinese descent to graduate from the Otago Medical School.See Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (1941-1960), Volume 5, Wellington, 2000, and Eva Ng's biography of Kathleen Chang in D. Maxwell,…
Leprosy by the Sextet, Capping Show, 1989
An extract from the 1989 Capping Show called Peter’s Pantomime. The Capping Sextet sing a tango with lyrics that describe the terrible effects of catching leprosy at university.