Student nurses from the College of St. Scholastica practice on animals in the laboratory at St. Mary's Hospital in 1939 with the assistance of a technician.
Shown left to right are Hanna Carlson, Floy Chamberlain, Rose O'Donnell, Inez Rannow, and Albert Williams working in the accounts section of Minneapolis General Hospital's business office.
An internal view of the Minneapolis General Hospital resident staff dining room, located on the first floor of the service building; pictured from left to right are staff members Naemi Bergstrom, Helen Stein, and Clara Nelson.
Orderlies are shown in their quarters in the Minneapolis General Hospital's annex building. Pictured in the front row are Vernon Swanson, Vincent Corneia, Clifford Fjorden, John Kramer, Arnold Hill, Lloyd Hopper, and Irving Hansen; pictured in the back row are Louis G. Larsen, Philip Palmer, Ben Haeussler, Alfred Strand, John Almquist, Clarance A. Kamm, Kermit Nicka, Earl Felix, Herman Alama, and Harry Stinson.
An internal view of the Minneapolis General Hospital Nurses' Dining Room. Pictured from left to right are staff members Betty Simonson, Clara Nelson, Mary Wittko, Naemi Bergstrom, Helen Stein, Gladys Lund, Barbara Perlick, and Dorothy Schiffler.
An internal view of Minneapolis General Hospital's laundry room; staff in overalls posing by the wash tubs are, from left to right, John Meyers, Tim Duffy, Elmer Green, Hugo Nilsson, Lawrence DesLauriers.
Staff member shown working in the special diet kitchen at the Minneapolis General Hospital; patient mealtimes are written on the chalkboard in the left foreground.
An internal view of the Minneapolis General Hospital's sewing room; seamstresses pictured left to right are Gladys Murray, Blanche Myers, and Leone Lattimer.
Nurses are shown in the at Minneapolis General Hospital's milk and formula laboratory. Pictured left to right are Louise Clark, Dorothea Etter, and Eileen Hanson.
Hand ironers are shown in the Minneapolis General Hospital's laundry building. Shown left to right are Bertha D. Byrnes, Lucille M. Lillie, Christine Olson, and Lillian Gravett. Uniform ironing for hospital staff continued until the 1960s.
Patients are shown being examined at the Minneapolis General Hospital's outpatient dentistry clinic. Staff pictured are Dr. A.E. Wessling, Dr. J.L. Staples, Dr. Theo Martin, and Dr. Irving L. Wigren.
Staff shown in the outpatient clinical records department on the first floor of the Minneapolis General Hospital; outpatients had separate record numbers from admitted patients.
Betty A. Schomer and May Smith are shown baking pies in the pastry shop in the main hospital kitchens of the Minneapolis General Hospital's service building.
East Hillside; Miller Memorial Hospital 502-510 East Second street; Miller Memorial opened April 1934 and on May 15, 1934 received its first patients; renamed Miller Dwan Hospital; shrubs, flowers, lawn and trees; summer
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This image shows the Psychopathic building at the St. Peter State Hospital. This postcard negative, marked 3706, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows Liberty Hall, one of the buildings at the St. Peter State Hospital. Completed in 1911, the building was initially used as the Detention Hospital. For 30 years, ending in 1967, the building was the home of open ward patients. This postcard negative, marked 3707, has been converted to a digital positive image.
Nursing students from St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing in 1937 enjoy a game of billiards in their recreation room at their residence at Third Avenue East and Third Street in Duluth.
This photograph shows Upper Flat North at the St. Peter State Hospital decorated for Christmas in 1937. A Christmas tree is near the center of the photo.
Exterior view of a nurses' dormitory at The Swedish Hospital School of Nursing in downtown Minneapolis. All nursing students were required to live in the dorm and adhere to a strict code of conduct. Notice the cobblestone street in front of the dormitory.
This photograph shows Charles Anderson with his bicycle at the St. Peter State Hospital. Charles was employed as a cook at the Asylum for Dangerous Insane.
In 1935, children from the St. Mary's Hospital pediatrics unit take advantage of a sunny summer day on the roof. The chairs came from the Chicago World's Fair.
A registered nurse at St. Barnabas Hospital in Minneapolis is pictured working in the hospital laboratory. The nurse's diploma is proudly displayed on the wall above the light fixture.
The patients' rooms at the St. Cloud Hospital were private. The linen sheets, pillowcases, dresser scarves and small table clothes were matched sets, hand-embroidered by the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict.
Early medical staff of St. Cloud Hospital included (back row, left to right) Drs. J. McDowell, Clark, C. Goehrs, Bendix, Veranth, Evans, Schatz, Beuning, (Seated) Donaldson, Wenner, Baumgartner, J. Gaida, Halenbeck, B. Richards.
Large group of student nurses leaving The Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis at the end of a shift. A portion of one of the nursing school's dormitories is visible at the right hand side of the photograph.
Label reads: Cormontan's Pinaret Syrup, Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. (Creosoted) Chloroform 4 Min. to Fl Oz., Ammonium Chloride, White Pine, Wild Cherry, Pine Tar, Oil of Eucalyptus, Menthol, Creosote, Glycerin, Honey and Sugar Syrup. For COUGHS due to COLDS. Directions: Adults take a teaspoonful every hour till 4 doses are taken, then take every 3 of 4 hours for 2 or 3 days if needed. Children: 9 to 12 yrs. 2/3 teaspoonful; 4 to 9 yrs, 3/4 teaspoonful; 3 to 6 yrs, 1/2 teaspoonful. Give 3 times daily 4 hours apart, and one dose during night if desired. Sip slowly to obtain the most benefit. Important: Persistent coughs may be serious. If a cough persists for ten days or if accompanied by high temperature, discontinue preparation and consult your physician. Net 6 FL OZS., No. 48, E. H. Cormontan, Druggist, Fosston, Minn., Distributors.
Label reads: Mark's New Balsam with Tar. Contains 5% alcohol, 1 2/3 minims chloroform per Fl. Oz. For all Diseases of the Lungs, Throat and Chest, such as Cough, Croup, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, La Grippe. Directions: Adults, 1 teaspoonful; Child 12 years old, 40 drops; Child 6 years old, 25 drops; Child one year old, 15 drops; Child 6 months old, 10 drops. The above doses to be taken 3 or 4 times a day as required. Prepared only by P. M. Mark, manufacturer of Mark's Celebrated Remedies, Fosston, Minn.
Peter M. Mark's Livets Nerve Og hjertestyrkende draaber En virksam Kraftig og forfriskende Blod renser. Et paalideligt Legemiddil for Hjertestygdom, Siet Fordoelse, Svekkelse af Fordeiliserorganerne, daarlig appetit, Hoved pine, Neuralgia. Doses - For Voxne, 1 Teske 3 gange daglig. Preperet kuns ved Peter M. Mark, Fabrikant af Mark's Broemte Hjaelpedmidlier for Sygdomstillfaelder, Fosston, Minn. Pris 50 cents.
Label reads: Castor Oil. Dose: Adults, 1 to 2 tablespoonfuls. Children, 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls. Phone 111, Mark's Drug Store, on the corner, Fosston, Minn.