Side view of the Vandenburgh Nurses Residence at The Swedish Hospital just prior to its demolition in the 1960s. This home was in near continuous use by the hospital beginning in the early twentieth century.
This photograph shows a large group of St. Peter State Hospital employees standing on the front steps of the Center building. The names of many of the employees have been written on the reverse side of the photo. Dr. Freeman is at left in the front row. Dr. Grimes is at left in the second row, behind Dr. Freeman.
The St. Cloud School of Nursing was built one block south of the hospital in 1945 with the help of federal funds. It included recreational, library and classroom facilities.
A classroom at The Swedish Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis that features a "patient" resting in a hospital bed in the front corner of the room.
Because Sister Borgia was willing to take on any task asked of her, she responded to Dr. Page E. Stangl's (pathologist) request to help him set up a laboratory of animals for research. She called herself the zoo-keeper and worked with this project in her quiet, unassuming way for 39 years--first in crowded conditions among the offices on 6th floor of the hospital and then in the seclusion of the sub-basement.
Frank Karn transferred from employment from Saint Benedict's Convent to St. Cloud Hospital when it opened in 1928 and stayed on for 45 years. He was a registered engineer.
A nursing student at St. Barnabas Hospital is putting away her uniform in her room at the Wellesmere Nurses Residence in Minneapolis. Nurses were required to have freshly ironed and starched uniforms for every shift.
The Swedish Hospital School of Nursing class of 1941 student Eileen Larson Johnson scrubbing in for an operation in scrub room C-D at The Swedish Hospital. Notice the cotton surgical mask that covers her face and wraps over her entire head.
This photograph shows the nurses and staff members of the St. Peter State Hospital. Two separate photos were taken and placed beside each other to form this large photo. The employees were standing on the front steps of the Center building in both of the original photos.
Morgan Park; staff at Morgan Park hospital; one man; fifteen women; nine nurses; uniforms; staff are standing and seated outside of a building; visiting hours sign is on the wall
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections