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DR-A062 Untitled (Burrell Memorial Hospital)

FILES

Dublin Core

Title

DR-A062 Untitled (Burrell Memorial Hospital)

Subject

Gainsboro; Burrell Memorial Hospital; Hunton Life Saving Crew; David Ramey.

Description

Image of a yellow ambulance with Hunton on the side. Four men, presumably doctors and members of the Hunton Life Saving Crew, stand in front of the ambulance wearing white coats and holding first aid boxes. In the bottom right corner there is a sign that says "Burrell Memorial Hospital". On the left side, in the background there is a nurse standing with her arms behind her back, and another nurse pushing a patient in a wheel chair. Burrell Memorial Hospital stands in the background.

Story in Gainsboro Road and Beyond, p. 4. Displayed in the Harrison Museum of African American Culture Exhibit 2023-2024.

Creator

David A. Ramey

Publisher

Roanoke Public Libraries

Date

1990

Contributor

Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries

Rights

Copyright Status: Copyright is held by David A. Ramey, LLC.

Conditions Governing Publication and Other Uses: All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted in writing to David A. Ramey, LLC. Contact repository manager for further information.

Format

8.25x11"

Identifier

DR-A062

Medium

Ink and Colored Pencil on Paper

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Drawing

Citation

David A. Ramey, “DR-A062 Untitled (Burrell Memorial Hospital),” Virginia Room Digital Collection, accessed July 23, 2026, https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/DR-A062.