William Osler, Willliam Francis, H. A. Lafleur, and W. S. Thayer at Johns Hopkins Hospital William Osler, Willliam Francis, H. A. Lafleur, and W. S. Thayer at Johns Hopkins Hospital

Contributor(s): Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University. William Osler Photo Collection Publication: Produced: [August 1891] Language(s): No linguistic content Format: Still image Genre(s): Archival Materials Photographic prints Abstract: From left to right, William Osler, his "nephew" William Francis, W. S. Thayer, and H. A. Lafleur in Lafleur's room at the Johns Hopkins Hospital just before Lafleur's return to Montreal. Francis, who was actually Osler's first cousin, once removed, would become the first Osler librarian after Osler's death in 1919. In this picture he was 13 years old.. Note the cat and his battered top hat on the table. Osler had decided that the hat was not respectable for Montreal and so he and Francis played football with it. The cat was a dysenteric nuisance but certified non-amoebic.. [Description courtesy of McGill University.] Copyright: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information) Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101743406X26 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: GFBBCH Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101743406X26 Archival Collection: The William Osler Papers (Profiles in Science)