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Image of Rates and Rules of the Seattle General Hospital, circa 1910
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Rates and Rules of the Seattle General Hospital, circa 1910

Established in 1895, Seattle General Hospital was located at 909 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle from 1900-1971, and merged in 1978 with two other local hospitals to become the Swedish Medical Center. The brochure pictured here details the rates and rules of Seattle General Hospital. It appears to have been printed after the 1900 move to Fifth Avenue and Marion…
ID Number:1978.6598.14
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Downtown Seattle facing east, July 12, 1939
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Downtown Seattle facing east, July 12, 1939

This image of downtown Seattle appears to have been taken facing east from atop a building on Occidental Avenue South near South Main Street. The prominent street in the picture, which is visible on both the left and right edges of the frame, is likely Occidental Avenue South, which runs south from Yesler Avenue in Pioneer Square. Several prominent landmarks…
ID Number:1980.6985.1
Date:1939
Image of Seattle General Hospital business card, circa 1900
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Seattle General Hospital business card, circa 1900

Established in 1895, Seattle General Hospital was located at 909 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle from 1900-1971, and merged in 1978 with two other local hospitals to become the Swedish Medical Center. This card advertises "A Modern Non-Sectarian Hospital" with "trained nurses, modern appliances, every convenience," along with names of board members and staff. Named individuals: Robert S. Greene, President;…
ID Number:1981.7206.5.1
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Seattle General Hospital price list, March 20, 1950
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Seattle General Hospital price list, March 20, 1950

Established in 1895, Seattle General Hospital was located at 909 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle from 1900-1971, and merged in 1978 with two other local hospitals to become the Swedish Medical Center. This 1950 Seattle General Hospital price list gives the costs of various dressings, drugs, and I.V. solutions. Caption information source: "Swedish Medical Center (Seattle)," by Jennifer Ott, HistoryLink.org…
ID Number:1981.7206.5.2
Date:1950
Image of Visitors tour new Ballard General Hospital, Seattle, November 1954
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Visitors tour new Ballard General Hospital, Seattle, November 1954

In 1952, residents of Seattle's thriving Ballard neighborhood began raising money for a new hospital to replace the aging Ballard Accident and General Hospital, which had opened in 1928 with 21 beds on the third floor of the Ballard Building on Market Street. Ballard General Hospital (later Ballard Community Hospital) opened in 1954 at 5300 Tallman Avenue with 100 beds…
ID Number:1986.5.9359.2
Date:1954
Image of Visitors lined up outside new Ballard General Hospital, Seattle, November 28, 1954
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Visitors lined up outside new Ballard General Hospital, Seattle, November 28, 1954

In 1952 residents of Seattle's thriving Ballard neighborhood began raising money for a new hospital to replace the aging Ballard Accident and General Hospital, which had opened in 1928 with 21 beds on the third floor of the Ballard Building on Market Street. Ballard General Hospital (later Ballard Community Hospital) opened in 1954 at 5300 Tallman Avenue with 100 beds…
ID Number:1986.5.9359.3
Date:1954
Image of Visitors tour new Ballard General Hospital, Seattle, November 28, 1954
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Visitors tour new Ballard General Hospital, Seattle, November 28, 1954

In 1952 residents of Seattle's thriving Ballard neighborhood began raising money for a new hospital to replace the aging Ballard Accident and General Hospital, which had opened in 1928 with 21 beds on the third floor of the Ballard Building on Market Street. Ballard General Hospital (later Ballard Community Hospital) opened in 1954 at 5300 Tallman Avenue with 100 beds…
ID Number:1986.5.9359.8
Date:1954
Image of Groundbreaking for addition to Ballard Hospital, Seattle, 1967
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Groundbreaking for addition to Ballard Hospital, Seattle, 1967

In 1952 residents of Seattle's thriving Ballard neighborhood began raising money for a new hospital to replace the aging Ballard Accident and General Hospital, which had opened in 1928 with 21 beds on the third floor of the Ballard Building on Market Street. Ballard General Hospital (later Ballard Community Hospital) opened in 1954 at 5300 Tallman Avenue with 100 beds…
ID Number:1986.5.9362.1
Date:1966
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WWI Diary of Nurse Abbie Ewert, 1917-1919

Kentucky-born Abbie Viola (Ewart) Watkins (1889-1977) moved to Seattle with her family in 1907. She graduated from Queen Anne High School in 1910 and from Seattle General Hospital School of Nursing in 1913. After two years of caring for tuberculosis patients at Firland Sanatorium, Abbie Ewart opened a single-day surgery clinic in Seattle with another nurse. Ewart sold the surgery…
ID Number:1987.60.1
Date:1917-1919
Image of Army nurse Abbie Ewart in uniform, Germany, 1919
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Army nurse Abbie Ewart in uniform, Germany, 1919

After graduating from Queen Anne High School, Abbie Ewart trained as a nurse at Seattle General Hospital School of Nursing. Ewart cared for tuberculosis patients for two years at Firland Sanatorium, then, with another nurse, opened a single-day surgery clinic in Seattle. When the United States entered World War I in 1918, Ewart trained with other nurses at Fort Lewis,…
ID Number:1987.60.19
Date:1919
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