Reznik Luís, Ararújo Marcelo da Silva
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Hist Cienc Saude Manguinhos. 2007 Jul-Sep;14(3):1013-36. doi: 10.1590/s0104-59702007000300017.
An analysis is made of the meanings that emanate from a set of photographs collected by Luiz Palmier (1893-1955) relating to São Gonçalo Hospital, named after the municipality in Greater Rio de Janeiro. The images comprise a narrative that points to the progress experienced at the hospital, especially in healthcare, which was a paradigm for the modern period in the 1930s and 1940s. Luiz Palmier, who was the doctor and founder of the hospital, was a public figure that played a key role in the local history and its impacts on a regional and national scale.
