This image shows a view of the Women's Geriatric building at the St. Peter State Hospital in 1958. This postcard negative, marked 5128, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows a view of the Men's Geriatric building at the St. Peter State Hospital in 1958. This postcard negative, marked 508, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows the staff apartments at the St. Peter State Hospital, the home of some of the hospital's employees. This postcard negative, marked 409, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows Liberty Hall on the grounds of the St. Peter State Hospital. Construction of the building was completed in 1911, at which time it served as the Detention Hospital. The building housed open ward patients from 1937 to 1967. This postcard negative, marked 1419, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows the St. Peter Community Hospital, which was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Broadway and South Washington Avenue, facing the avenue. The hospital opened in 1939. A new hospital, attached to this one, opened in 1959. This postcard negative, marked 499, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows the Psychopathic Building at the St. Peter State Hospital. This postcard negative, marked 428, has been converted to a digital positive image.
The St. Peter Community Hospital opened in 1939 at 102 South Washington Avenue. A new hospital, attached to the west side this building, began serving patients in 1959. The east entrance and the south side of the 1939 building are shown in this image.
This image shows the Psychopathic building at the St. Peter State Hospital. This postcard negative, marked 3706, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows Liberty Hall, one of the buildings at the St. Peter State Hospital. Completed in 1911, the building was initially used as the Detention Hospital. For 30 years, ending in 1967, the building was the home of open ward patients. This postcard negative, marked 3707, has been converted to a digital positive image.
Exterior view of the Home Sanitarium in St. Peter faced South Fourth Street. The north side, hidden by trees in this image, faced Mulberry Street. A portion of the spire of Trinity Lutheran Church can be seen in the background at the far right. By 1914, the sanitarium building was listed in the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company map as the Harlow Hospital.
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 photograph shows the main building at the St. Peter State Hospital. The east front of the original hospital building and much of the north wing is visible. The south wing is mostly obscured by trees.
This image was made from a glass plate negative. It shows a view of the main building at the St. Peter State Hospital. This negative was used to produce postcards.
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.
This photograph shows a view of the grounds of the St. Peter State Hospital. The superintendent's house is to the left of the center of the photo. A view of the community of St. Peter is in the distance.
This photograph shows several costumed employees of the St. Peter State Hospital. A variety of forms of entertainment were made available to the hospital patients, apparently including a performance by these employees.
This photograph shows Dr. Fred Paul Strathern (1869-1962) in his first office in St. Peter in the Bennett building (300 South Minnesota Avenue). Dr. Strathern's office was in the rear of the building, along Nassau street.
This photograph shows Dr. Fred Paul Strathern (1869-1962) in his first office in St. Peter in the Bennett building (300 South Minnesota Avenue). Dr. Strathern's office was located in the rear of the building, along Nassau street.
This early photograph of the St. Peter State Hospital was taken at a time when the hospital complex appeared to be housed in a single large building. A fire in November of 1880 destroyed the north wing of the complex, shown here to the right of the large stairway at the main entrance.
This stereo view shows the St. Peter State Hospital. The north wing was destroyed by a terrible fire in November of 1880. The wing was rebuilt after the fire.
This stereo view shows the St. Peter State Hospital, apparently after a disastrous fire that destroyed the north wing of the hospital in November of 1880.
Officers and trustees for the Minnesota Hospital for the Insane. William Schimmel is seated at left and Rev. Aaron H. Kerr is seated at right. Addison L. Sackett is the seventh man from the left in the back row. Schimmel and Sackett were prominent businessmen in St. Peter.