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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
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 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 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.