An external view of a cottage at Hopewell Hospital, Minneapolis City Hospital's quarantine hospital and tuberculosis sanatorium. It operated from 1907-1924 and was later renamed Parkview Sanatorium.
The medical and nursing staff of The Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis are posed in front of their horse drawn ambulance. The nurses on each end wearing striped blouses are nursing students. It was common during this era for nursing students to supply the bulk of nursing care in hospitals.
Approximately 40 students listening to an anatomy lecture delivered by Dr. Andrew Soderlind at The Swedish Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis. Two nursing instructors are seated at the front of the classroom.
A student from The Swedish Hospital School of Nursing is shown applying drops of ether to induce anesthesia during an operation at the hospital. Administering ether to a patient was a delicate art -- too much ether could be fatal.
Betty A. Schomer and May Smith are shown baking pies in the pastry shop in the main hospital kitchens of the Minneapolis General Hospital's service building.
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.
Exterior view of Bethany Hospital. Five women are grouped on the front porch. Ella Oftedahl Winger is seated in the center of the group in a white dress.
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 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.
A classroom at The Swedish Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis that features a "patient" resting in a hospital bed in the front corner of the room.
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.
Student nurses from the College of St. Scholastica practice on animals in the laboratory at St. Mary's Hospital in 1939 with the assistance of a technician.
Nursing students from St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing in 1937 enjoy a game of billiards in their recreation room at their residence at Third Avenue East and Third Street in Duluth.
An external view of the Minneapolis General Hospital's Contagion Building, which was built in 1914; the nurses' residence is visible on the left. This building was later called the Annex.
An external view of the Contagion Hospital, also known as the Pest Hospital in St. Louis Park. It operated from 1871-1918 and was affiliated with the Minneapolis City Hospital.
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.
The garden courtyard on the north side of The Swedish Hospital's B Building featured a small sunken pool and several flower beds. The nurses' residence is visible beyond the courtyard wall.
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.
Bishop Joseph Busch with Mother Louise Walz, prioress, and Sisters Priscilla Schmidbauer, plant manager, and Ethelburga Farrell, treasurer, are on the podium dedicating the land purchased for the construction of the St. Cloud Hospital which was finally built beginning in 1926 and completed in 1928.
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 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 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 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.