This photograph shows the sickroom in the Lower Flat South unit of the St. Peter State Hospital. An old wheelchair can be seen to the right of the fireplace. A note on the reverse of the photo states that the photo was taken prior to 1900.
This photograph shows the main building at the St. Peter State Hospital. The cupola is on the Center building. The North Flats portion of the building is to the right of the cupola.
This photograph shows two nurses tending patients on the second floor of the Center building at the St. Peter State Hospital. The room has been decorated for Christmas.
This photograph of buildings at the St. Peter State Hospital has the date March 7, 1900 written on the reverse side of the photo. Another note there refers to a fire at two o'clock in the morning. The rear of the Center building can be seen at the far right of the photo.
This photograph shows the greenhouse at the St. Peter State Hospital. Notes on both the front and back sides of the photo provide extensive information about the greenhouse, including a statement that it was built in 1885. The note also states that additions were made later.
This photograph shows the large kitchen at the St. Peter State Hospital. Several cooks can be seen in the photo. A postcard version of this photograph has also been included among the Minnesota Reflections website images.
This photograph shows a dining room in Lower Flat North at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital state that the photo was taken in 1910.
This cropped postcard, mounted on black paper, shows the laundry building at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital indicate that it was built in 1900. Beyond the laundry building can be seen the icehouse or cold storage building, which was eventually converted to a machine shed.
This photograph shows the Detention building at the St. Peter State Hospital. Information on the reverse side of the photo states that it was contracted on May 2, 1910, that it was completed in 1911, and that it became known as Liberty Hall in December of 1937. The building was closed in 1967.
This postcard has been labeled as showing the A.D.I. (Asylum for the Dangerously Insane) building at the St. Peter State Hospital. The abbreviation represents Asylum for Dangerous Insane.
This photograph shows Mrs. Pennington at work in a laboratory on the fourth floor of the Center building at the St. Peter State Hospital. She was a technician. Her husband was a doctor at the hospital.
This photograph shows Mrs. Pennington at work in a laboratory on the fourth floor of the Center building at the St. Peter State Hospital. She was a technician. Her husband was a doctor at the hospital.
This photograph shows patient beds in the Lower Flat South unit of the St. Peter State Hospital. The year 1920 has been written on the reverse side of the photo.
This photograph shows the surgical operating room on the fourth floor of the Center building at the St. Peter State Hospital. A doctor can be seen working on a patient while three nurses assist him. One of the nurses is administering an anesthetic.
This photograph shows the surgical operating room on the fourth floor of the Center building at the St. Peter State Hospital. Three nurses can be seen at work.
This photograph shows a building that was originally constructed as a patient detention facility at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital state that it was built about 1910. This building was later known as Liberty Hall, which was an open ward facility for hospital patients. It was closed in 1967.
This photograph shows a building that was originally constructed as a patient detention facility at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital state that it was built about 1910. This building was later known as Liberty Hall, which was an open ward facility for hospital patients. It was closed in 1967.
This photograph shows a building that was originally constructed as a patient detention facility at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital state that it was built about 1910. This building was later known as Liberty Hall, which was an open ward facility for hospital patients. It was closed in 1967.
This photograph shows the greenhouse at the St. Peter State Hospital. A note has been written on the back of the photo that indicates that the photo was taken about 1925.
This winter view of the St. Peter State Hospital shows the power plant and the large smoke stack that were located on the hospital grounds. The power plant is to the left of the smoke stack and the railroad car. At right is the ice house. Behind it is the old laundry building.
This photograph shows the main kitchen at the St. Peter State Hospital. Several members of the kitchen staff can be seen with assorted equipment. Sources at the hospital state that the photo was taken in 1929.
This photograph shows a stenographer at work in her office at the St. Peter State Hospital. The year 1929 has been written on the back of the photograph, as well as the information that the photo was taken on the first floor of the center building.
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.
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.
This photograph shows employees of the St. Peter State Hospital cutting ice on the Minnesota River, which is next to the hospital. Large blocks of ice can be seen on a horse-drawn wagon. Sources at the hospital state that the photo was developed on January 23rd, 1940.
This photograph shows employees of the St. Peter State Hospital cutting ice on the Minnesota River, which is next to the hospital. Large blocks of ice can be seen on a horse-drawn wagon. Sources at the hospital state that the photo was developed on January 23rd, 1940.
This photograph shows employees of the St. Peter State Hospital cutting ice on the Minnesota River, which is next to the hospital. Several men can be seen on the frozen river. One of them is operating a machine to cut the ice.
This photograph shows employees of the St. Peter State Hospital cutting ice on the Minnesota River, which is next to the hospital. Large blocks of ice can be seen on a horse-drawn wagon. Sources at the hospital state that the photo was developed on January 23rd, 1940.
This photograph shows employees of the St. Peter State Hospital cutting ice on the Minnesota River, which is next to the hospital. Large blocks of ice can be seen on a horse-drawn wagon. Sources at the hospital state that the photo was developed on January 23rd, 1940.
This photograph shows employees at the St. Peter State Hospital storing ice that has been cut from the nearby Minnesota River. The ice was brought to the hospital on a horse-drawn wagon. It was then moved to the upper level of the ice house, as can be seen in the photo.
This building at the St. Peter State Hospital was used to house married couples who were employed at the hospital. Later, it was used to house single employees. A sewing room was located in the basement for a number of years.
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.
This photograph shows a large group of St. Peter State Hospital employees standing on the front steps of the Center building. Each person in the photo has been identified by using hospital sources.
This photograph shows Industrial Therapist Edmund Sandeen in front of a St. Peter State Hospital display that tells the story of the industrial therapy program.
This photograph shows the Nurses Home at the St. Peter State Hospital. A note on the back of the photo states that it was built in 1910 and that it was demolished in 1955.
This photograph shows the Center building and the South Flats at the St. Peter State Hospital. The Center building was the first building that was constructed at the hospital. It appears in the center of the photo.
This photograph shows the east front of the Center building at the St. Peter State Hospital. This was the first building that was constructed on the hospital grounds.
This photograph shows a building at the St. Peter State Hospital that has been labeled as Cottage X in the photograph collection. It has been described in the collection as a liberty ward for men. Later, it was used as an infirmary.
This photograph shows a building that was originally constructed as a patient detention facility at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital state that it was built about 1910. This building was later known as Liberty Hall, which was an open ward facility for hospital patients. It was closed in 1967.
This photograph shows the Director of Nurses, Mary O. Johnson, R. N., in the surgical operating room at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital indicate that the photo was taken about 1958.
This photograph shows the Detached Ward South unit at the St. Peter State Hospital. Construction began in 1885 and was completed in 1886. This facility for women patients was demolished in 1966. The unit's fire escape is clearly visible in the photo, as is the railroad siding that ran to the coal storage building.
This photograph shows a building that was originally constructed as a patient detention facility at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital state that it was built about 1910. This building was later known as Liberty Hall, which was an open ward facility for hospital patients. It was closed in 1967.
This photograph shows the North Flats unit at the St. Peter State Hospital, which was attached to the Center building. The North Flats housed male patients, beginning in 1869. Additions were added in later years, including the porches, which were added in 1918, according to sources at the hospital. The complex was demolished in 1968.
This photograph shows the North Flats unit at the St. Peter State Hospital, which was attached to the Center building. The North Flats housed male patients, beginning in 1869. Additions were added in later years. The unit was the site of a terrible fire in November of 1880. The complex was demolished in 1968.
This photograph shows the root cellar at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital indicate that it was constructed in 1904 and that it was demolished in 1965.
This photograph shows the South Flats unit at the St. Peter State Hospital, which was attached to the Center building. The South Flats housed female patients. The porches were built in 1918, according to sources at the hospital.
This photograph shows the Steward's office at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital indicate that the building served as a warehouse, later as a mattress shop, a shoe shop, and a tailor shop.
This photograph shows a building that was originally used as a tuberculosis ward at the St. Peter State Hospital. It later served as a recreational facility. Sources at the hospital state that it was constructed in the first decade of the twentieth century.
This photograph shows the cold storage building at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital state that it was constructed in 1894 and that it was demolished in 1967.
This photograph shows the dairy barn and adjacent silos at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital indicate that this barn replaced one that was lost in a 1946 fire.
This photograph shows the Detached Ward South unit at the St. Peter State Hospital. Construction began in 1885 and was completed in 1886. This facility for women patients was demolished in 1966.
This photograph shows the Superintendent's residence at the St. Peter State Hospital. A note on the reverse of the photo states that it was built in 1957 and that it was sold at auction in 1975.