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Image of First building at Virginia Mason Hospital, circa 1920
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First building at Virginia Mason Hospital, circa 1920

In 1920, a group of Seattle doctors scrubbed the floors, painted the walls, and put other finishing touches on the new Mason Clinic and Virginia Mason Hospital. It was the first on the West Coast to have advanced x-ray and laboratory facilities. It also had offices for a team of medical specialists. This kind of hospital is common today, but…
ID Number:1983.10.2001.2
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Bartell Drugstore No. 8, circa 1921
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Bartell Drugstore No. 8, circa 1921

George H. Bartell started his first drugstore on Jackson Street in 1890, shortly after Seattle's great fire. By the end of 1921, he had a chain of eight drugstores in various parts of the city. This photo, probably taken in 1921, shows a new Bartell drugstore. The Pioneer Dentists, advertising painless dentistry, had their offices upstairs. This building still stands…
ID Number:1983.10.2144
Date:Circa 1921
Image of Eitel Building, Seattle, circa 1926
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Eitel Building, Seattle, circa 1926

The Eitel Building, located at Second Avenue and Pike Street, was built in 1904. The building was designed by architect William Doty Van Siclen, who also designed Seattle's Seaboard Building. It was one of the first downtown buildings to primarily house medical offices. Signs in image: Bartell Drugs. Block Bros. Umbrellas - Leather Novelties. Boston Shoe [Shop]. Prottas & [Levi...]…
ID Number:1983.10.3111.2
Date:Circa 1926
Image of Seattle Veterinary Hospital, Seattle, June 24, 1930
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Seattle Veterinary Hospital, Seattle, June 24, 1930

The Seattle Veterinary Hospital was located at 1101 Westlake Avenue North. Emerson A. Ehmer is listed as the head veterinarian. Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle Veterinary Hospital 6/24/30.Photographer's Reference Number: 135394
ID Number:1983.10.4186
Date:1930
Image of Columbus Hospital, Seattle, circa 1930
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Columbus Hospital, Seattle, circa 1930

The Roman Catholic Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart ran Columbus Hospital on Seattle's First Hill, at Tenth Avenue and Madison Street. The hospital was opened as the Columbus Sanatorium in 1916 by Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini. Columbus Hospital became St. Francis X. Cabrini Hospital in the late 1950s and closed in 1990. Until the late 1960s, the sisters ran…
ID Number:1983.10.4211.2
Date:Circa 1930
Image of Harborview Hospital, December 2, 1930
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Harborview Hospital, December 2, 1930

Harborview Hospital's large, Art Deco building has dominated Seattle's skyline since it opened in 1931. Harborview was modeled after large teaching hospitals in the east, and was intended to be both a public city hospital and a statewide health center. This photo shows Harborview Hospital, now Harborview Medical Center, as it looked at the end of 1930. Description in handwritten…
ID Number:1983.10.4236
Date:1930
Image of Harborview Hospital, Seattle, February 27, 1931
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Harborview Hospital, Seattle, February 27, 1931

Harborview Hospital's large, Art Deco building has dominated Seattle's skyline since it opened in 1931. Harborview was modeled after large teaching hospitals in the east, and was intended to be both a public city hospital and a statewide health center. This photo shows Harborview Hospital, now Harborview Medical Center, as it looked in early 1931 on First Hill. Handwritten on…
ID Number:1983.10.4370
Date:1931
Image of Surgery at the dog and cat hospital, circa 1920
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Surgery at the dog and cat hospital, circa 1920

Many veterinarians in rural areas usually care for horses and other large animals. In cities, most veterinarians specialize in the care of smaller animals. In 1920, Seattle's pet owners had the benefit of an animal hospital operated by the Seattle Kennel Club.This photo was taken around 1920 at the Seattle Dog & Cat Hospital. It shows two veterinarians in long…
ID Number:1983.10.6448.1
Date:Circa 1920
Image of King County Hospital, circa 1902
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King County Hospital, circa 1902

In the 1880s, Dr. C.H. Merrick led the effort to turn the King County Poor Farm into King County Hospital. Until then, the county had contracted with the Sisters of Providence to take care of the county's poor people at the farm. The new hospital building, located on the Duwamish River south of Seattle, was designed by Willis A. Ritchie…
ID Number:1983.10.6577
Date:Circa 1902
Image of Providence Hospital, Seattle, 1911
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Providence Hospital, Seattle, 1911

Three Sisters of Providence arrived in Seattle from Vancouver, Washington in May 1877 to manage the King County Poor Farm on the Duwamish River. In May 1878, the sisters purchased and remodeled a house at Fifth Avenue and Madison, and established the first Providence Hospital. The group built a second, larger hospital in several phases, beginning in 1882.This photo, taken…
ID Number:1983.10.6842
Date:1911
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