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.
Dr. F.E. Harrington and unidentified employee are shown in Dr Harrington's office at the Lymanhurst Pediatric Hospital and School; this building operated from 1914-1926 as a branch of Minneapolis General Hospital.
Patients are shown wearing Easter bonnets on the steps of Hopewell Hospital, Minneapolis City Hospital's quarantine hospital and tuberculosis sanatorium. This hospital operated from 1907-1924 and was later renamed the Parkview Sanatorium.
Formal front entrance to the nurses' dormitory at The Swedish Hospital, Minneapolis. In the early twentieth century, nursing students lived on the hospital grounds. The parlor seen in the photograph would have been reserved for leisure time and entertaining special guests.
An internal view of an examining room at the Lymanhurst Pediatric Hospital and School. The hospital operated from 1914-1926 as a branch of Minneapolis General Hospital.
This picture of the Executive Committee of the Concordia Society of the Swedish Hospital. There are 19 women. The women are identified on the back of the frame. Front Row (left to right): Mrs. G.H. Trabert, wife of Dr. T., Mrs. A Malmsten, Mrs. Hawkins, Mrs. O. Nestor, Mrs. A.F. Elmquist, Mrs. F.O. Streed. Second Row: Mrs. Olof Bodien, Mrs. J.K. Elianson, Mrs. A Gustafson, Mrs. Frank Peterson, Mrs. Ida S. Dearborn, Mrs. P.P. Quist. Third Row: Mrs. S.A. Peterson, Mrs. Swan Klarquist, Mrs. A.J. Soderlind, Mrs. F.E. Moody, Mrs. Elise Anderson, Mrs. August Ekman, Mrs. E. Aug. Skogsberg.
Cashbook that includes credit and debits of the Concordia Society related to its activities. Written in Swedish. The Concordia Society was a benevolent women's society organized October 17, 1901, at the Swedish Hospital of Minneapolis. The Concordia Society was primarily dedicated to providing free beds and other services to persons in need of medical care. These documents are in Swedish, the official language of the hospital in its early years. The Swedish Hospital was run by and for Swedish immigrants.
This coal furnace at The Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis featured two Detroit multiple retort underfeed stokers with two 300 horsepower boilers manufactured by Brothers Weatherbee.
Patients in costume are shown celebrating Halloween at Hopewell Hospital, Minneapolis City Hospital's quarantine hospital and tuberculosis sanatorium. The hospital operated from 1907-1924 and was later renamed the Parkview Sanatorium.
Hallway in the Old Swedish Hospital, Minneapolis. Following the construction of a new hospital, this building became the Alpha Dormitory for The Swedish Hospital School of Nursing.
An external view of Hopewell Hospital, Minneapolis City Hospital's quarantine hospital and tuberculosis sanatorium. This hospital operated from 1907-1924 and was later renamed the Parkview Sanatorium.