virtual backgrounds

Seeking a fresh background for your next video call? Here are a few images from MGH’s past and present.

To download, right-click and choose “Save image as.”

Ether Day, 1846 painting
Ether Day, 1846, by Warren and Lucia Prosperi
Ether Dome seating
The Ether Dome
Early MGH pathology lab
An early MGH pathology laboratory
Huntington Labs, early MGH labs
The Huntington Labs
MGH and Harvard Medical School, circa 1853
MGH and Harvard Medical School, circa 1853
Building 149 in Charlestown Navy Yard
Building 149 in Charlestown Navy Yard
Russell Museum roof garden
Russell Museum roof garden
White Building after 1972
The White Building after 1972
Lawn of the Bulfinch Building, 1901
The Bulfinch lawn, 1901