The "new" St. Mary's Hospital in 1898. In 1894, the Benedictine sisters of Duluth had plans drawn up for a proposed motherhouse and school to be built on property they owned at 5th Avenue East and Third street. The foundations were laid, but money was short and the project had to be abandoned. In 1897 Bishop McGolrick suggested that a hospital be built on that site. The building was completed in 1898 and the hospital moved from its West End location to the new site of St. Mary's Hospital.
Inside Princeton Drug Store with J.M. Armitage and Joe Foss behind the counter. Note medicine in glass cases on wall, cigars, and paint sample display.
An iron bed is located in the corner of this typical patient room at Saint Marys Hospital. Other furnishings in the room include wooden chairs, table and dresser. Curtains on the windows and a plant by the radiator provide decoration for the room.
This postcard shows a view of the east side of the main building at the St. Peter State Hospital. The north wing of the building fills most of the image.
Medical staff of St. Luke's hospital. Gentleman in the middle is Dr. Olaf Sherping [1864-1929]. Dr. Sherping was the first chief of staff and remained so for 26 years, until his death in 1929.
Image taken looking Northeast. The hospital was financed by Vernon Wright and opened to the public in 1906. The hospital was located on Washington Avenue East.
Portrait of a woman in a hat and a long dress standing on a pedestrian bridge that crosses the railroad tracks on the grounds of the St. Peter State Hospital.
This postcard shows a surgical operating room at the St. Peter State Hospital. This was located on the fourth floor of the Center building. Three women, who may be nurses or nursing students, can be seen at work. The year 1908 has been written on the reverse side of the postcard.
This postcard shows a surgical operating room at the St. Peter State Hospital. This was located on the fourth floor of the Center building. Five women, who may be nurses or nursing students, can be seen at work. The year 1908 has been written on the reverse side of the postcard.
The auditorium of the St. Peter State Hospital is shown in this postcard image. Decorations visible in the image suggest that a social event was soon to take place.
This employee appears to be in his personal quarters on the grounds of the St. Peter State Hospital. The photographer and his tripod-mounted camera can be seen in the reflection in the mirror.
A group of women employees at the St. Peter State Hospital are shown in this postcard view. Several of the women are holding various kitchen implements.
A male employee at the St. Peter State Hospital is shown sitting in his room. The room contains a bed, a rocking chair, a dresser, and a mirror, as well as various displayed images.
The photographer and his tripod-mounted camera can be seen in a reflection of a mirror in this image of a male employee's room at the St. Peter State Hospital. Many pennants from various locations in the United States decorate the room.
This postcard shows the Superintendent's home at the St. Peter State Hospital. A note on the reverse side states that this view shows the home in its original location, which later became the site of the Administration building. Another source indicates that the home was built in 1898 at a cost of $5000.00.
This postcard shows a surgical operating room at the St. Peter State Hospital. This was located on the fourth floor of the Center building. Two women, who may be nurses or nursing students, can be seen at work.
This postcard shows a group of employees playing pool at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital indicate that the photo was taken in the first hall of Lower Flat North.
This postcard shows the building in which nurses at the St. Peter State Hospital lived. A note on the reverse side of another postcard indicates that it was built in 1909 and that an addition was constructed in 1912.
This postcard shows decorations in the Detach Ward North building at the St. Peter State Hospital in January of 1910, according to sources at the hospital.
An operating table, medical instruments, and scrub sink are features of the Saint Marys Hospital's operating room. A woman (nurse?) is standing by the doorway.
This postcard shows the sewing room in the Detach Ward South building at the St. Peter State Hospital, according to a note on the reverse side. The note also indicates that the photo was from the period between 1910 and 1919.
This postcard shows some of the buildings on the grounds of the St. Peter State Hospital. They appear to be associated with the agricultural activities that took place at the hospital complex.
This postcard shows the carriage house at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital state that some of the hospital employees lived in apartments above the carriage house.
This postcard shows the east front of the original building at the St. Peter State Hospital and portions of the additions that were added on the north and south sides.
This cropped postcard shows the cold storage building on the grounds of the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital state that it was built in 1894. An isolation cottage can be seen at right, behind the cold storage building.
This cropped postcard shows the cold storage building on the grounds of the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital state that it was built in 1894. An isolation cottage can be seen at right, behind the cold storage building.
This cropped postcard shows the cow barn at the St. Peter State Hospital. A note on the reverse side of the postcard states that the view shows the north end of the barn.
This postcard 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 closed in 1967.
This postcard shows the building in which the fire fighting equipment was kept at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital state that hospital employees served as firemen prior to the time that the City of St. Peter took over the responsibility.
This postcard shows a hospital employee in front of the first tuberculosis building at the St. Peter State Hospital, according to a note on the reverse side. Sources at the hospital state that it was constructed in the first decade of the twentieth century.
This postcard shows the horse barn at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital state that it was built in 1870 and that it was destroyed in a fire in 1925.
This postcard shows the horse barn at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital state that it was built in 1870 and that it was destroyed in a fire in 1925. The brick farm garage can be seen in the background at left.
This postcard 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 cropped postcard 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 cropped postcard shows the machine shop, engine room, and coal shed at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital indicate that the engine room was built in 1873. Sources also indicate that these structures were demolished in 1967.