Exterior view of the Fellowship Club. The Fellowship Club was established for newly sober men who were homeless and needed time to adjust to economic and social realities without using alcohol for support. It was the first component of the continuum of care concept for the chemically dependent.
Black-and-white silent film of a Home Service Survey - an inspection the firefighters would offer free of charge to homeowners to point out potential safety concerns and fire hazards. A 1967 Pirsch truck is the first engine out of the fire station at Sixth Street and Broadway Avenue. The following events take place in the film: (00:21) The ladder truck had both front and rear steering. (00:51) John Walsh is the firefighter doing the inspection.
Color film with some sound of the installation of a life ring box at Silver Lake. The life ring was a response to the drowning of several firefighters in attempting to rescue someone who had fallen in the lake after walking on thin ice. The following events take place in the film: (00:28) Irwin Palmer places the life ring in the box. (00:43) Mayor Alexander Smedtka encourages the proper use of the ring. (01:03) Irwin Palmer reminds people the ice is never safe.
Photograph of the front cover of "Twenty-Four Hours a Day," a meditation book for alcoholics and was the first book published by Hazelden. It continues to be immensely popular even today.
A chiropractor is getting a patient ready to have an x-ray taken on the St. Paul campus. In 1983, to accommodate growth in student population and programs, the college moved to its current location in Bloomington, Minnesota. In 1999, Northwestern College of Chiropractic was renamed Northwestern Health Sciences University to reflect its addition of programs in other alternative medicine fields.
Portrait of Gordy Grimm who began his career at Willmar State Hospital, working as a chaplain in the alcohol unit. He became Hazelden's first full-time pastor and held a number of positions within the organization.
Photograph with a park bench in the foreground and trees in fall color against blue sky in the background. A place of serenity where the chemically dependent can find a caring ambiance and a home away from home.
Photograph of the Hazelden water tower against a blue sky framed by trees in fall color. The water tower is representative of the self-sufficient setting that is Hazelden.
Chiropractor J. Lamoine De Rusha demonstrates giving a spinal adjustment to an infant on the St. Paul campus. In 1983, to accommodate growth in student population and programs, the college moved to its current location in Bloomington, Minnesota. In 1999, Northwestern College of Chiropractic was renamed Northwestern Health Sciences University to reflect its addition of programs in other alternative medicine fields.
John Nugent, Director of National Chiropractic Association with Northwestern College of Chiropractic founder and first president John B. Wolfe at the Nicollet Avenue campus. In 1983, to accommodate growth in student population and programs, the college moved to its current location in Bloomington, Minnesota. In 1999, Northwestern College of Chiropractic was renamed Northwestern Health Sciences University to reflect its addition of programs in other alternative medicine fields.
