204 results for: Medicine and Health Care
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Bartell Drugs building, Seattle, 1967
The first Bartell Drugs store opened in 1890, when George Bartell bought the Lake Washington Pharmacy located in what became the Leschi neighborhood. The Bartell Drug Company incorporated in 1904 and moved to downtown Seattle. It expanded in the early 20th century, coming to include a candy factory and photo lab in addition to pharmacy locations. The company remained under…
ID Number:1980.7067.1.8.1
Date:1967
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Aerial view of Bartell Drugs building in downtown Seattle, 1967
The first Bartell Drugs store opened in 1890, when George Bartell bought the Lake Washington Pharmacy located in what became the Leschi neighborhood. The Bartell Drug Company incorporated in 1904 and moved to downtown Seattle. It expanded in early 20th century, coming to include a candy factory and photo lab in addition to pharmacy locations. The company remained under Bartell…
ID Number:1980.7067.1.26.1
Date:1967
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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
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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
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Dr. Kathryn M. Harrison, Seattle, circa 1905
Born in Nova Scotia in 1859, Kathryn (McMillan) Lawrence Harrison attended the University of Minnesota, taught physical education, and later received a medical degree from Minneapolis Institute of Osteopathy. She practiced obstetrics and osteopathy in Minnesota, Cuba, and New York before coming to Seattle around 1907. In addition to her medical practice, she was married twice, had two children, Frank…
ID Number:1982.125.3.2
Date:Circa 1905
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Girls' ward at the Children's Orthopedic Hospital, 1929
In 1909, a group of Seattle women founded Children's Orthopedic Hospital. Until that time, the city had no hospital wards designed specifically for children. Until that time, sick children and adults stayed in the same wards. The hospital's first building was on Warren Avenue on Queen Anne Hill. In the 1950s, the hospital moved to the Laurelhurst area. It is…
ID Number:1983.10.194.2
Date:1929
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Red Cross nurse Elizabeth Brady and Indigenous man, Seattle, circa 1924
Born in Ireland, Elizabeth Brady was a member of the Providence School of Nursing's first graduating class. At the time this photo was taken, she was working as a Red Cross nurse for the city of Seattle. Her job was to follow up with patients originally seen by a doctor at the Seattle Health Department. She later worked as a…
ID Number:1983.10.202
Date:Circa 1924
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Medical-Dental Building, Seattle, circa 1925
The Medical-Dental Building is located between 5th and 6th Avenues on Olive Way, and leases to primarily medical and dental practices. When built in 1925, the Medical Dental Building was one of the tallest at intersection of Olive Way and Westlake Avenue. This photo shows the building around the time of its construction. Handwritten on sleeve: Medical Dental Bldg.Webster &…
ID Number:1983.10.430
Date:Circa 1925
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Sisters of Providence at King County Poor Farm, circa 1927
In 1854, Washington's legislature made counties responsible for caring for all poor, sick, and homeless people whose relatives could not support them. Counties could build workhouses or poor farms and contract out the care of sick and indigent adults. From 1877 to 1887, King County contracted with the Sisters of Charity of Providence, a Roman Catholic order, to operate a…
ID Number:1983.10.765
Date:Circa 1927
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First aid station at Campus Day, circa 1918
The University of Washington held Campus Day every spring, starting in 1904. In the early years, male students planted trees, repaired the tennis courts, graded lawns, and did other chores to improve the campus. In this photo, taken during World War I, women students in the Campus Day Hospital Corps practice giving first aid to some of the workers. Webster…
ID Number:1983.10.1030.3
Date:Circa 1918