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Image of Minor Private Hospital, Harvard and Spring Streets, Seattle, circa 1910
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Minor Private Hospital, Harvard and Spring Streets, Seattle, circa 1910

Minor Private Hospital was founded in January 1906, and a two-story, brick hospital building constructed at 1420 Spring Street in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood. Most hospitals of the time had a religious affiliation, and the St. Anthony Association operated Minor Private Hospital. The hospital was named for early Seattle physician, philanthropist, and political leader Dr. Thomas T. Minor (1844-1889). Minor…
ID Number:1954.683.3.1
Date:Circa 1910
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Dedication to Thomas Taylor Minor in "Memoirs of Minor Hospital Alumnae" scrapbook, circa 1950

Minor Private Hospital was founded in January 1906, and a two-story, brick hospital building constructed at 1420 Spring Street in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood. In September 1906, a school for nurses was established at Minor Hospital, with a three-year course of training. Minor Private Hospital closed in 1928, and the last nursing school class graduated in 1930. The nurses later…
ID Number:1954.683.4
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Portraits of Minor Hospital superintendents in
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Portraits of Minor Hospital superintendents in "Memoirs of Minor Hospital Alumnae" scrapbook, circa 1950

Minor Private Hospital was founded in January 1906, and a two-story, brick hospital building constructed at 1420 Spring Street in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood. In September 1906, a school for nurses was established at Minor Hospital, with a three-year course of training. Minor Private Hospital closed in 1928, and the last nursing school class graduated in 1930. The nurses later…
ID Number:1954.683.7
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Nursing caps used at Minor Private Hospital before and during World War I, circa 1918
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Nursing caps used at Minor Private Hospital before and during World War I, circa 1918

Minor Private Hospital was built in 1906 on the corner of Spring and Harvard Streets in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood. In September 1906, a school for nurses was established at the hospital. In a three-year course of training, the hospital provided the nursing students with the basic clinical and practical experience considered necessary. There was a minimum of formal classroom…
ID Number:1954.683.11.1
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Class of 1910 at the Minor Private Hospital School for Nurses, 1910
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Class of 1910 at the Minor Private Hospital School for Nurses, 1910

In September 1906, a school for nurses was established at Minor Hospital, with a three-year course of training. The Hospital provided the nursing students with the basic clinical and practical experience considered necessary. There was a minimum of formal classroom instruction. The hospital hired only supervisory nurses, so the student nurses provided the patient care and housekeeping. Probationers, as student…
ID Number:1954.683.21.1
Date:1910
Image of Nursing students sitting for exam at Minor Private Hospital nursing school, 1910
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Nursing students sitting for exam at Minor Private Hospital nursing school, 1910

Minor Private Hospital was founded in January 1906, and a two-story, brick hospital building constructed at 1420 Spring Street in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood. In September 1906, a school for nurses was established at Minor Hospital, with a three-year course of training. Minor Private Hospital closed in 1928, and the last nursing school class graduated in 1930. The nurses later…
ID Number:1954.683.21.2
Date:1910
Image of Photographs of the Class of 1913 in
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Photographs of the Class of 1913 in "Memoirs of Minor Hospital Alumnae" scrapbook, circa 1950

Minor Private Hospital was founded in January 1906, and a two-story, brick hospital building constructed at 1420 Spring Street in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood. In September 1906, a school for nurses was established at Minor Hospital, with a three-year course of training. Minor Private Hospital closed in 1928, and the last nursing school class graduated in 1930. The nurses later…
ID Number:1954.683.35
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Photographs of Minor Private Hospital and nurses' residence
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Photographs of Minor Private Hospital and nurses' residence "Memoirs of Minor Hospital Alumnae" scrapbook, 1913

Minor Private Hospital was founded in January 1906, and a two-story, brick hospital building constructed at 1420 Spring Street in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood. In September 1906, a school for nurses was established at Minor Hospital, with a three-year course of training. Minor Private Hospital closed in 1928, and the last nursing school class graduated in 1930. The nurses later…
ID Number:1954.683.37
Date:1913
Image of Class of 1915 page from Minor Private Hospital Alumnae scrapbook, circa 1950
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Class of 1915 page from Minor Private Hospital Alumnae scrapbook, circa 1950

Minor Private Hospital was founded in January 1906, and a two-story, brick hospital building constructed at 1420 Spring Street in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood. In September 1906, a school for nurses was established at Minor Hospital, with a three-year course of training. Minor Private Hospital closed in 1928, and the last nursing school class graduated in 1930. The nurses later…
ID Number:1954.683.47
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Minor Private Hospital nursing student posing with skeleton, 1917
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Minor Private Hospital nursing student posing with skeleton, 1917

Minor Private Hospital was founded in January 1906, and a two-story, brick hospital building constructed at 1420 Spring Street in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood. In September 1906, a school for nurses was established at Minor Hospital, with a three-year course of training. Minor Private Hospital closed in 1928, and the last nursing school class graduated in 1930. The nurses later…
ID Number:1954.683.63.6
Date:1917
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