The Beds
Paris Singer devised an ingenius means of fundraising for the hospital. For a £100 donation a bed would be named after the donor. These included such legendary names as Carnegie, Dodge, Drexel, Marshall Field, Frick, Gould,Guggenheim, Hoover, Huntingdon, Kahn, Estee Lauder, Stotesbury, Vanderbilt and Whitney. Some of these names late became the first members of his legendary Everglades Club in Palm Beach Florida, built in 1918.
Written by John Wilson, Singer archivist
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Technical Information (Metadata)
| Title | Value |
|---|---|
| Description: | |
| Written by | John Wilson, Singer archivist |
| Organisation | Torbay |
| Website | http://www.torbay.gov.uk/ |
| Item | |
| Identifier | ref 72 |
| Date | 1914 |
| Format | greyscale photograph (postcard?); 85 mm x 137 mm |
| Coverage | Devon. Paignton |
| Source | Torbay Library Services |
| Subject | Singer. Oldway. Building. Hospital. Ward |
| Type | Image |
| Publisher | Torbay Library Services |
| Rights | Torbay Library Services |
| Keywords | hospital ward beds table utilitarian |
