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 Center building and the attached North Flats unit at the St. Peter State Hospital. The original black and white photograph has been colorized.
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 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 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.
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 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 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 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.
This 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.
This postcard shows the machine shop at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital indicate that it was built in 1873. At left can be seen a portion of the hospital's large smokestack. The hospital's water tank is on the right side of the machine shop.
This postcard shows the mail bus at the St. Peter State Hospital. It was parked in front of the center building, which was the first portion of the hospital to be constructed.
This cropped postcard shows the mechanic shop and the water tank at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital state that the machine shop and the water tank were built in 1873.
This postcard shows a building labeled as North Brick on the grounds of the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital label this building as Detach Ward North. It is stated on the reverse side of the postcard that the building was completed in 1884.
This cropped postcard shows the root cellar at the St. Peter State Hospital. A note on the reverse side states that it was octagonal and that it was built early in the twentieth century.
This postcard shows a building labeled as South Brick on the grounds of the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital label this building as Detach Ward South. A note on the reverse side of the postcard states that the building was completed in 1885. It was demolished in 1966.
This postcard shows the South Detached Ward at the St. Peter State Hospital. A note on the reverse indicates that this building housed women patients and that it was completed in 1888. It was demolished in 1966.
This postcard shows the Steward's Office at the St. Peter State Hospital. A note on the reverse side indicates that the building was constructed in 1889.
This postcard shows the main building at the St. Peter State Hospital, which includes the original building and the additions that were added later on the north and south sides. These were called the North Flats and the South Flats.
This postcard has been labeled as a view of the A.D.I. (Asylum for the Dangerously Insane) building at the St. Peter State Hospital. The abbreviation represents Asylum for Dangerous Insane. The east fa??ade of the building is shown.
This postcard has been labeled as a view of the A.D.I. (Asylum for the Dangerously Insane) building at the St. Peter State Hospital. The west fa??ade of the building is shown.
This postcard shows the Superintendent's house at the St. Peter State Hospital. Notes on the reverse side of the postcard state that the house was completed in 1898 and that it cost $5000.00.
This postcard shows the office of the supervisor at the A.D.I. (Asylum for the Dangerously Insane) building on the grounds of the St. Peter State Hospital. The initials represent the phrase Asylum for Dangerous Insane.
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, Miss Torgenson (?) and Miss Buckwald (?), who may be nurses or nursing students, can be seen at work.
This postcard shows a building at the St. Peter State Hospital that was used for tubercular patients. Hospital sources state that it was constructed in the first decade of the twentieth century.
This cropped postcard shows the Tubercular Ward at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital indicate that the building was constructed in the first decade of the twentieth century.
This postcard shows the first men's tuberculosis building at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital indicate that it was constructed in the first decade of the twentieth century.