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Image of Young patient looking out of window at Firland Sanatorium, Seattle, December 1, 1954
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Young patient looking out of window at Firland Sanatorium, Seattle, December 1, 1954

Firland Sanatorium, Seattle’s municipal tuberculosis hospital, opened on May 2, 1911, to help combat what was at the time Seattle’s leading cause of death. Firland was located north of Seattle, on land donated by railroad magnate Horace C. Henry (1844-1928), whose son Walter had died of TB. The hospital served there until its move in 1947 to a former Naval…
ID Number:1986.5.9391.1
Date:1954
Image of Doctor examining young patient at Firland Sanatorium, Seattle, December 1, 1954
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Doctor examining young patient at Firland Sanatorium, Seattle, December 1, 1954

Firland Sanatorium, Seattle’s municipal tuberculosis hospital, opened on May 2, 1911, to help combat what was at the time Seattle’s leading cause of death. Firland was located north of Seattle, on land donated by railroad magnate Horace C. Henry (1844-1928), whose son Walter had died of TB. The hospital sered there until its move in 1947 to a former Naval…
ID Number:1986.5.9391.2
Date:1954
Image of Young patient giving another a gift at Firland Sanatorium, Seattle, December 1, 1954
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Young patient giving another a gift at Firland Sanatorium, Seattle, December 1, 1954

Firland Sanatorium, Seattle’s municipal tuberculosis hospital, opened on May 2, 1911, to help combat what was at the time Seattle’s leading cause of death. Firland was located north of Seattle, on land donated by railroad magnate Horace C. Henry (1844-1928), whose son Walter had died of TB. The hospital served there until its move in 1947 to a former Naval…
ID Number:1986.5.9391.3
Date:1954
Image of Teacher reading to young girl at Firland Sanitarium, Seattle, November 8, 1955
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Teacher reading to young girl at Firland Sanitarium, Seattle, November 8, 1955

Firland Sanatorium, Seattle’s municipal tuberculosis hospital, opened on May 2, 1911, to help combat what was at the time Seattle’s leading cause of death. Firland was located north of Seattle, on land donated by railroad magnate Horace C. Henry (1844-1928), whose son Walter had died of TB. The hospital served there until its move in 1947 to a former Naval…
ID Number:1986.5.9564.1
Date:1955
Image of Teacher reading to students at Firland Sanitarium, Seattle, November 8, 1955
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Teacher reading to students at Firland Sanitarium, Seattle, November 8, 1955

Firland Sanatorium, Seattle’s municipal tuberculosis hospital, opened on May 2, 1911, to help combat what was at the time Seattle’s leading cause of death. Firland was located north of Seattle, on land donated by railroad magnate Horace C. Henry (1844-1928), whose son Walter had died of TB. The hospital served there until its move in 1947 to a former Naval…
ID Number:1986.5.9564.2
Date:1955
Image of Ida May Daly, director of the Handicapped Center, in her office, Seattle, November 1963
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Ida May Daly, director of the Handicapped Center, in her office, Seattle, November 1963

Ida May Daly, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, developed muscular dystrophy at age three. While this progressive disease weakened her muscles and confined her to a wheelchair in her thirties, it challenged her to become a tireless advocate for people with disabilities. In the 1950s, she worked with the Seattle Parks Department to found and run the Handicapped Center, which…
ID Number:1986.5.22836.1
Date:1963
Image of Kathe Young speaking at dedication of Park Center Apartments for people with disabilities, Seattle, August 30, 1970
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Kathe Young speaking at dedication of Park Center Apartments for people with disabilities, Seattle, August 30, 1970

Center Park Apartments in Seattle’s Rainier Valley was the first apartment complex in the nation built solely for people with physical and mental disabilities and their caregivers. Largely through the tireless efforts of local activist Ida May Daly and others in the community, the Seattle Housing Authority received state and federal funds for the project. The 150 rental units in…
ID Number:1986.5.52708.22
Date:1970
Image of Speakers at dedication of Park Center Apartments for people with disabilities, August 30, 1970
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Speakers at dedication of Park Center Apartments for people with disabilities, August 30, 1970

Center Park Apartments in Seattle’s Rainier Valley was the first apartment complex in the nation built solely for people with physical and mental disabilities and their caregivers. Largely through the tireless efforts of local activist Ida May Daly and others in the community, the Seattle Housing Authority received state and federal funds for the project. The 150 rental units in…
ID Number:1986.5.52708.26
Date:1970
Image of Crowd at the dedication of the Center Park Apartments for people with disabilities, Seattle, August 30, 1970
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Crowd at the dedication of the Center Park Apartments for people with disabilities, Seattle, August 30, 1970

Center Park Apartments in Seattle’s Rainier Valley was the first apartment complex in the nation built solely for people with physical and mental disabilities and their caregivers. Largely through the tireless efforts of local activist Ida May Daly and others in the community, the Seattle Housing Authority received state and federal funds for the project. The 150 rental units in…
ID Number:1986.5.52708.29
Date:1970
Image of Donald Phelps speaking at dedication of the Center Park Apartments for people with disabilities, Seattle, August 30, 1970
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Donald Phelps speaking at dedication of the Center Park Apartments for people with disabilities, Seattle, August 30, 1970

Center Park Apartments in Seattle’s Rainier Valley was the first apartment complex in the nation built solely for people with physical and mental disabilities and their caregivers. Largely through the tireless efforts of local activist Ida May Daly and others in the community, the Seattle Housing Authority received state and federal funds for the project. The 150 rental units in…
ID Number:1986.5.52708.34
Date:1970
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