Brigham Hall Hospital's Spencer microscope

The microscope as pictured in a 1955 newspaper article:

Centennial Due. Brigham Hall Hospital at Canandaigua will celebrate its centennial Oct. 1. Looking over an old type microscope used by Hall doctors in early years are (from left) Mary Van Valkenburg, hospital aide; Dr. Francls W. Kelly (seated), physician in charge; Norman Donovan (rear), busincss manager, and Mrs. Margaret Sangster, chief nurse

Extracted from the History of medicine in New York v. 3, 1919

Brigham Hall Hospital. A hospital for treatment of mental and nervous disorders, was founded in 1855 by Dr. Qeorge Cook and Bobert D. Cook. In its act of incorporation the name hospital was appended for the first time in the State to an establishment for the insane. It is located at Canandaigua. It an average daily population of 51 patients. The rated capacity of the institution is 71 patients, 33 male and 38 female. There arc two resident physicians, Dr. B. G. Cook, physician in charge, and Dr. Henry C. Burgess, assistant physician, and the hoospital employs sixty-three persons.

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